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Get on the Bus finds Spike Lee pulling a page from history with fervor and flair, offering a strong, stirring fact-based drama further elevated by an array of solid performances. Read critic reviews
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A disparate group of African-American men climb on a bus bound for the Million Man March in Washington, D.C. -- among them, Evan Sr. (Thomas Jefferson Byrd) and his son, Smooth (De'aundre Bonds), who have been shackled together as a condition of Smooth's temporary probation. Although the group begins the trip as strangers, their shared stories and experiences unite them as their discourse builds a portrait of what it means to be black in America.
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Rating: R
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Genre: Drama, Lgbtq+
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Original Language: English
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Director: Spike Lee
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Producer: Barry Rosenbush, Reuben Cannon, Bill Borden
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Writer: Reggie Rock Bythewood
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Release Date (Theaters): original
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Release Date (Streaming):
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Box Office (Gross USA): $5.7M
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Runtime:
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Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment, Columbia Pictures
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Production Co: 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks
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Sound Mix: Surround
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Here Spike Lee tackles black history as always, but this time presents more rounded arguments and opinions.
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A cross-section of African-American men travel cross-country by bus to the Million Man March. There are films that rise above their politics, films that promote a particular political ideology but also tell an intimate, human story. In literature, I think of Upton Sinclair's The Jungle as a representative example. This is not one of those films. Spike Lee's Get on the Bus is so pat and obvious in its politics that it doesn't get a chance to breathe on its own and its characters never rise above the types they represent. Lee's talent keeps the film afloat, and his camera tricks give the film an energy that we've come to expect from a "Spike Lee Joint," but the real problem remains in the script. This is not Lee or writer Reggie Rock Bythewood debating with himself; if you're confused about the film's politics, Charles S. Dutton lays it all out at the end for you. Overall, I don't have a lot of opinions about the political statements themselves, but I can say that the film is confined by its message.
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Preachy Spike Lee rather than stylish Spike Lee spoils an otherwise decent film.
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I thought this would be the ususal...oh how we are hard done by' sort of movie but I did laugh out load several times...
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