Not Spike Lee's best but watchable

Rating: 6/10 (13 June 2020)

So in terms of what I liked about it it had a decent story, most of the characters were well casted. I loved Paul (Delroy Lindo) and the other Bloods. They had good chemistry. The story was decent and pretty well written. The end with Stormin Norm and Paul really got me. Probably one of my favorite parts of the movie. The production value was good. Spike Lee knows how to make a good, visually pleasing movie. The sets and shot locations varied from bars and modern day shops to serene jungle locations.
What I didn't like about it was the pacing in the last 45 minutes, some of the characters, and the overall character development/arcs. They definitely could have shaved off about 15-20 minutes off the runtime. And I'm not talking about the 5 or so minutes of film from various famous African-Americans from history and the events that shaped their culture; there's a point behind that. The attacks by Deroche's men on the road and the temple were too drawn out, it could have been compressed by 15 minutes. Secondly, before I said I liked most of the actors, but I didn't think they should have casted Chadwick Bosemab as Stormin Norman. His American accent wasn't good. In terms of character development I didn't see much until the very end. For example, Paul was pretty much the same up until that memorable moment with stormin' norm.
All in all like it says in the title not one of Spike Lee's best but it is still watchable.