Excellent

Rating: 8/10 (2 July 2020)

Spike Lee really nails exactly what a war film needs with Da 5 Bloods, well-shot action/battle sequences, great tension, and a group of soldiers you fall in love with over the course of 2 hours. And even better, he bends that formula even more by having veterans return to where they fought in Vietnam to both return the remains of their fallen friend, as well as the treasure they once hid all those decades ago. Lee also makes a few interesting choices in the flashbacks that grew on me after a while and in hindsight, clearly add to the dynamic the soldiers have with each other. The 3rd act doesn't close out the film as well as I would have hoped but it's easily on the higher echelon of Netflix original films over the last few years. Da 5 Bloods is great though.
8.2/10