Felt like a real movie, hurray!

Rating: 8/10 (20 November 2018)

So many boring movies with cookie cutter characters out now, and Spike Lee just nails it. I can't say I've been a fan, haven't really liked his characters before now, they always seemed a bit arrogant, but maybe he's chilled too, and now the maturity and experience is showing. It's like Tarantino meets Coen Brothers, and when I say that, I mean the classic elements, but then the Spike Lee twists come into play near the end. The ending made me cry, and I never want to see David Dukes' face again ever, he's a demon.
I wasn't keen on some of the pacing, but then again I think it had the pacing of an older movie - try Pulp Fiction now, and you realize movies used to take their time.
John David Washington is amazing! Laura Harrier, maybe a bit too pretty, but OK. Adam Driver as always shines it up, so droll, and where did they find all these other amazing black actors? Hollywood, come on, man, loads of great resources! Funny how the best films and shows of recent times are when there's a really properly diverse cast that mixes without always going on about their racial differences, which sound weird when I'm reviewing this film about the deep racism in the US, but it's true, really good writing to make the police team really feel like they care about each other, using black and white differences to do their job.
And then you see, ah yes, Jordan Peele and Jason Blum producing. No wonder this is great.
By the way, I'm white. Or am I...??????
Arurr.