Okay but a bit mixed up

Rating: 7/10 (19 June 2020)

Spike Lee couldn't seem to make his mind up on what sort of movie this was, a war buddy film, at times an action thriller, a treasure hunt, a road movie, with really obvious political messages interspersed throughout.
At times the flashback characters didn't look any younger and a closing still of the 5 American veterans in their youth looked terrible, as if they'd been airbrushed by a high school art class.
It jumps from a commentary on black soldiers not getting recognition in the 60's to modern black lives matter snapshots. I think Spike Lee had too much to say, it was at times a bit jumbled.
Vietnam looks spectacular, the treasure hunt plot is a great idea, the violence was a bit over done making it seem at times like a Rambo movie.
So interesting but confused, probably falls a bit short of being good, he should have streamlined his overall plot and perhaps made 2 movies out of his messages.