Denzel is great as usual, Spike lee sucks as usual.

Rating: 8/10 (24 March 2006)

I give this movie a six because of the two poor stars Denzel and Jodie who did what they could with this mess of a movie. The plot is surprisingly smart, I will give it that much, but that much only. As with ALL spike lee movies the trends continue. The opening and closing song is weird as all get out, and does nothing to set the tempo of the movie or have any meaning at all. The pace of which spike makes this movie is exhausting and boring. It seems every second is a shot of more cops on the seen, or of irrelevant surroundings. The worst element of the movie is the continuing and COMPLETELY unnecessary racial slurs that are found in ALL spike lees so called films, against Arabs,Mexicans, and others(in this film). It seems Spike lees never ending bitterness with society will never cease from his films, and we are left to suffer. More than a half hour of ridiculous shots could have been cut, add a little excitement, and maybe people will wake up for the surprisingly good ending.