Power to These Heroes

Rating: 8/10 (30 January 2019)

Nice to see Alec Baldwin play two racists very well: in this movie and as the president on Saturday Night Live.
And BlacKkKlansman truly shows the connection between the two.
In probably Spike Lee's best film, this gorgeously shot, wonderfully paced, often hilarious and definitely, superiorly acted movie is deserving of the Best Picture Oscar. Now, I haven't seen all of the films nominated for 2018, but I can say: if this wins, we all win.
The OBVIOUS son of Denzel Washington poses as KKK-inductee over the phone and sends the Star Wars, black-dressed white man to infiltrate the terrible, racist group in the 1970s. The wonderfulness of this movie is trying to keep ahead and aligned with the lies of the cops and their undercover work and relationships.
Truthfully, like Natalie Portman in the Star Wars sequels, I'm not a fan of Adam Driver in the latest trilogy. That said, since I've seen him elsewhere, as in this and Logan Lucky, I'm totally on the Driver-Train. He was as real as you could be in this.
Now, that's not discounting the excellent job the rest of the cast did. I liked everyone in this. I definitely liked the idiots who ran the klan in Colorado. Nothing feels better than to see such hate get punished.
Washington really drives this project and it's hard not to root for him the whole way. Just too bad his character didn't stop the entire race of hate. The movie's final shots literally had me in tears and my eyes red...from both crying and anger towards this group.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. And I'd like to see more of the pain this disgusting group brought upon themselves.
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Final thoughts: If only this movie wasn't based on a true story. I would've loved to see more of these evil-doers get punished and hard.