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Audience Member Very badly executed. The cinematography was good but the story was rushed and the acting was bad. I suppose since the actors are of quality, it was a director's fault. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 05/08/24 Full Review Kim P I think the negative ratings may be reflecting how people felt about the plot twist. Really not a bad movie at all, just not up to Spike Lee's usual standards. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/01/24 Full Review Takiela B Very weird movie , but the plot twist kept me engaged! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 12/28/23 Full Review The H Didn't try hard enough to be different than the original Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/04/23 Full Review Karl O What was Spike Lee thinking? I'm not sure what is more offensive, the changes to the original masterful screenplay or is it Copley's ridiculous cartoon villain. Spike panders to the dumbest members of the audience and really just chickens out with his ending. I tried. A cowardly remake. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 09/24/23 Full Review Red T 2 Major Strikes against this right from the start. The plot is so farfetched and makes no sense and is so over the top it is ridiculous. Second the incest elements give this such a bad taste watching this and feels so unneeded. The music is is boring and generic. The cinematography is terrible not because of poor camerawork or set design which is actually good. The scenes themselves are so bizarre, unintentionally funny like the son unzipping his pants before his Dad kills him and a few others. The plot twists make no sense, why would he not run out when the gas is being released into the room, he really went through all that trouble for 20 years to kill himself, and a crap ton of others. The fight scenes also are so over the top and out of place they feel like they belong in a Kill Bill/John Wick Movie. Not a thriller like this. The editing isn't good and neither is the pacing. The action scenes could've been cut entirely, the first ten minutes of backstory feel pointless and could've been cut also, and this moves a bit too fast at points also in the second half throwing too many farfetched plot elements like the academy, his daughter, the villain motivations all at you in a rapid period of time without building a large amount of suspense. The acting is a mess also but is tolerable. Olsen & Brolin are ok but everyone else is terrible and out of place especially any villains because of how over the top and ridiculous the motivations and backstory is. Not to meantion Brolins acting is good but his character is so unlikeable and a terrible person overall that you never really care for him and the mystery isn't strong enough to make up for it. This is just a bad idea and terribly executed with certain elements as well. Stay away from this at all cost. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 07/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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