No depth or professionalism in the development of the story

Rating: 2/10 (17 November 2018)

So, when the first black speech scene started I began to worry about being about to watch a film that was going to feel unrealistic and shallow. And it was. None of it felt professional or smart. How on earth are people supposed to believe that they can talk on the phone with someone and in person with a different man for months and not tell the difference? Not even actors can achieve that, but these cops pulled it through? It seems that in Spike Lee's imaginary world people can't put 2 and 2 together. That happened with every storyline in the film. Even with all the mistakes the cops make in their case, no one finds out it's all a mission. The characters didn't feel believable either.
However, my biggest problem with the film is that so many interesting storylines never went anywhere. What was the point of the first Alec Baldwin part? How did it connect with the story? Never got resolved. The guy started working in the files, but he got nothing from that experience. He was a cop lying to a girl he was going to fall in love with, but the conflict never went anywhere, they never discovered enything interesting or relevant from one another. That relationship in fact happened too easily and with no conflict in spite of all the lies it was built on. What was the point of showing Flip's exceptional shooting skills? Never used that for anything. The racist cop went to jail for being a jerk? And got discovered in a party where everyone was wired in a bar? Come on! The KKK local director stepped off the post for what reason? The post was just left empty? Why did Rob and the National Director of KKK become such good friends and why did he admire Rob when he never said anything too smart or did anything special for him? So is this story about little butter muffin or whatever the kid's name was supposed to mean he was that kid himself? His dad told him he couldn't play with the black kid. Not a great story, really. All the parts where you were expecting closure or surprise or any sort of wit, never went anywhere.
In general, the film doesn't add anything to what people think of the KKK or the black struggle of the... 70s (?)... What can one learn about the film? It shows the racist to be irrelevant and stupid, so why are they a threat to society, if all they do is meet at the bar and use the N word 100 times. The film missed the chance to show a real deep problem with racism.
As a political critique, this film embarrasses itself with nonsense stories and jokes that seem to be made by highschool students. I gave it 2 stars because of the amount of money they spent. Even the music was disappointing for a supposed ode to blackness.