Well achieved film 8/10

Rating: 8/10 (14 June 2020)

Spike Lee is known for his political movies, sometimes I like them and sometimes I don't know what to say about them. I believe in every movie if his he has to criticize America and everyone's action. Even at the end of the movie you see the movie focuses on today's events in America which i would have preferred to put aside and focus on the story itself. Not politics. With that being said I loved this film. The script was genius and original. Characters who feel real and audience can identify with them. Chadwick Boseman's character Stormin Norman is probably the best character Spike Lee wrote. Cool, leader, brave and smart. The heart of the squad. Without him the group felt lost and you can see on screen how lost they are without his guidance. Another problem I found with this film was the flashbacks to the Vietnam war: in those flashbacks, the group of veterans are seen fighting along their leader Norman. But Norman is young while the others are still old just like in the main timeline. It's like watching "The Irishman" but with no de - aging. There are no young stunts playing the characters and no makeup, nor CGI in order to make them look young. I don't know if it's on purpose but it affects the movie really bad. There are a lot of other characters in the movie that don't have much value and so you're not surprised that they are dead. Overall I loved the movie, Paul, Otis, Eddie and Melvin are great and funny characters that fans could identify with easley. A fine cast of actors and good cinematography along with nice editing with footage and videos of the past.