Truly Disappointing

Rating: Null/10 (9 March 2000)

I am a great admirer of Spike Lee, but this film falls well short of its potential. Lee routinely disregards facts and sometimes, misses the point entirely. The book to me is a masterpiece, a very well done and important work. However, the movie is none of these. Many scenes are doctored and a few major characters are completely invented. And the ending goes Schindler's List on us and stops being a movie. Apparently Michael Jordan wearing an "X" hat is something we all must see to understand Malcolm. This movie deserves to be redone, and if its done right, could be phenomenal.