Da 5 Bloods

Rating: 9/10 (15 June 2020)

Da 5 Bloods, directed, produced, and written by my dude Spike Lee, is EASILY the best film of 2020 so far! Spike just has this true act for film making, and Da 5 Bloods is a true showcase for it. He has his own incredible stylish direction, with beautiful framing work to really set the tones throughout this unpredictable narrative. Just by this piece of art Spike created, you can not only feel his pain, but also the pain from the injustice to people and returning war veterans. Spike did a really good job clearly stating his beliefs, without jamming down his one sided opinions, making it more political than it needed to be.
When your actors really bond with the director, you are destined to get art like this every single time! You can tell there was absolutely no drama or anything behind the scenes, all great ideas being bounced off one another. Between Kim Coleman's casting & Spike Lee's intelligent & powerful script, these characters all stepped up to the plate, and hit a homerun! Every single character put their heart and soul into their roles, you can just feel the passion in their voices! Spike Lee crafted these beautiful emotional scenes, that just sucked you in closer to all of the characters. The chemistry between the main characters is nothing short of seamless! It feels like they were actual war buddies, with their rugid bonds, yet meaningful actions towards eachother.