The strangest film experience this year

Rating: 2/10 (5 July 2020)

Da Five Bloods is the new Spike Lee film on Netflix. I have a bit to say about it. There are some very poignant and powerful messages , images and information in the film that are told in true Spike Lee fashion. The main message is that Black veterans fought in Vietnam for freedoms that they didn't even receive in their own country. However, the film seems to take a bizarre road from a very obvious point about halfway through. Suddenly it turns into some Chuck Norris and Dolomite low budget Vietnam Blaxploitation movie with a script that is so horrendous and corny that it's absolutely hilarious. This extreme shift in genre left me with such mixed feelings , because I was laughing at a film with such serious messages which worked so well in Jo Jo Rabbit but it just didn't work half as well in this film. This is a Vietnam action adventure satire with strong political messages. I'm sorry to say that I'd have to give this film only a 2 Star rating but saying that , I'm really glad I saw it. This is Apocalypse Now, Jewel of the Nile, Chuck Norris (Missing in Action), The Expendables , Dolomite and The Room all rolled into one film. Absolutely horrendous and hilarious with an important message thrown in and some really graphic images and real footage. What a roller coaster of a film. The strangest film experience I've had this year ðŸŽž