Spike should refrain from war movies.

Rating: 6/10 (14 June 2020)

I've loved and adored Spike movies since his beginnings. I expected the monologues, the "trailed" character in a scene of crisis a la his trademarks. He brought in some of my favorite aging black actors. Ultimately, the whole story felt incoherensive. Too many random players and no connection to any of them. Spoilers:

This was written and made before all these riots, but was released at the worst time possible. It has angles of hating Trumps, American domination, black degradation during war. Everyone's emotions are in shambles right now and no one of those protestors and rioters will relate in these confused times.
Performance wise...spot on. Some of the finest black actors I could ask for and why why I wanted to see this movie.
Ultimately, it reminded me of Miracle at St Anna. A throw away piece. Move back to BlacKKKlanan, Inside Man or 25th Hour. There's still statements, but it's not the days where School Dayz and Do the Right Thing work anymore.