Funny, Unique, Sad and Heavy

Rating: 7/10 (7 September 2018)

This was my first Spike Lee film ever and I am nothing short of astonished by his work here. The true yet uniquely told story about a black man infiltrating the KKK. John David Washington and Adam Driver deliver stellar and riveting performances to each of their characters, the chemistry between these two is truly a spectacle to watch. The plot mixes between comedy and drama but do not believe that the dark themes are overshadowed by the well written screenplay, there are definitely some very serious moments, especially during the end of the film where they show actual events happening today reminding us that humanity hasn't changed in the slightest. The cinematography done in the film was greatly executed, you can tell each scene was carefully shot and tells you that this was obviously not a cash-grab because of it's theme and heavy subject although it is presented in a lighthearted manner, you can see that this was a passion project with Spike Lee wanting to deliver a reminder of how today's world isn't so different to how it was back then. My only gropes with this film is that it tends to drag scenes longer than it should making it a little bit long and at times kind of boring, and it also has a theme that was pretty nice the first few times it played until you realize it keeps playing throughout the entire thing, it got really annoying. Overall, great directing, performances, camerawork and fresh storytelling.