Shocking and Beautiful

Rating: 9/10 (1 September 2018)

This movie is great at what it sets out to do: provide a comedic, interesting story on a black man infiltrating the KKK, while also providing a strong message saying that some of this hate we've seen throughout the movie isn't gone yet.
While I do think this movie has a few pacing issues around the middle of the film, the denouement and ending are both fantastic, and are well worth sitting through some dragging scenes. John David Washington is fantastic in this movie, and also Adam Driver. Driver plays a character who is trying to play a character of someone that would support the KKK, and this is just another great performance on his growing resume of acting.
Like I've said before, the ending is amazing, and I won't spoil it for you, but you could hear a pin drop when the credits rolled in my screening. And I believe that is one of the most important jobs of filmmakers: to make the audience feel emotion, and to convey their point. There are not many films I can think of that could do that to this high a standard.
Overall, fantastic film, best of the year so far in my opinion, and no matter who you are, you need to see this film!