They got five on it

Rating: 9/10 (18 June 2020)

Spike Lee is outspoken. He does not make it a secret that he is not a fan of Trump at all. Now in the time we live in, that may make his movies a no go to some (yes political views seem to matter to some more than the actual quality of the movie they might or might not watch). In this though, Spike Lee tells a story and does not just give us a history lesson.
A story that is complicated, with regrets, with PTSD, with hidden treasures, with mental issues and more. There is a lot that can be discovered here. One of the things being who the characters are. Including one Black Trump fan - missguided you say? Well the position of Spike is clear on this, but the movie has more to say than just that. And the soundtrack helps boosting that, even though I'm not sure the placing of the ride of the valkyries was the best. But that's just me and how I experienced it. You may feel it's completely apt.
Now Spike does not hold back and there will be blood, there will be violence in this and there will be quite the weird relationships and how they play out. Sometimes the ghosts of the past do not let go. Even if they never meant to keep you down. This is complex, yet intriguing, suspensful and entertaining to a degree, while very informative too. Social injustice and social equivalence has not been achieved yet - if you don't confront your past, you can't be living your future!