Not quite righteous

Rating: 10/10 (18 December 1999)

Cut out the extra flesh/porno scenes ("campus" cuties) and this is a fabulous and total work of art, passionate and everything in artistic balance. But no, Spike Lee had to do the T&A thing. Denzel Washington shows what it's like to earn and carry the weight of hard time; all the actors play in sensitive ensemble working their own games; the color quality/musical blend is pure and unique. I really loved this movie and found the campus white-meat sex scenes stupid.