Quite good and unusual

Rating: 8/10 (28 March 2006)

Well this was quite good and very unusual. I went into this film hoping for a good flix, since I hadn't seen one is a long, long, longtime and I was very pleasantly surprised that I actually got one. This film is interesting in that it felt quite real so I guess the acting must have been good. Most of the characters felt right. Spike Lee did a good job at choosing his cast. It was more of an ensemble than a true Denzel vehicle and that was okay. Loved the cultural, what we feel and think about people undertone. Also I loved the smartness of the dialogue especially among the policemen, that was a first. All in all a good adult movie. As a sideline I wonder if theater owners will ever get enough gumption to tell parents when it isn't appropriate for them to bring their children to R rated movies. If they can't find a babysitter they should chose another film to see, as a family. Just my opinion. My husband and I, both adults, really enjoyed this movie.