This movie is a mess

Rating: 2/10 (23 June 2020)

Upon watching this film it became clear this movie was made with the sole purpose of making a political statement, and yet it still missed that mark. The story line is intriguing but the character dialogue and development are both lacking severely. One of the main characters is erratic to a point where it's difficult to follow or stay interested. Delroy Lindo turns in a great performance, but his character was doomed by the writers. His constant state of back and forth personality makes it hard to develop an attachment to him as an audience member and subsequently has the same effect on the other characters. Flashbacks are frequently used throughout the movie but the interesting thing is that the director made no effort to show any of the main characters as younger versions of themselves (though the flashbacks would put them 50 years younger!). You can also anticipate just about every 'turn' the movie is going to take. The later in the movie you get the more the plot seems to just wash away. Really just a messy, confusing movie.