Review Thread - Spike Lee's 'Da 5 Bloods'

Review embargo just lifted for Spike Lee/Netflix's Vietnam war movie Da 5 Bloods. Sounds reallllllllllllllllllllly good. Probably an instant awards contender.Rotten Tomatoes: 90% - 29 Reviews - 7.8 AverageMetacritic: 84/100 - 17 Reviews - Universal AcclaimRotten Tomatoes Consensus:TBDChicago Sun-Times:Director Lee and the team of writers have created an immersive, violent and sometimes shocking tapestry that plays out like “Deer Hunter” meets “The Treasure of the Sierra Madre,” with a steady undercurrent of subtle and not-so-subtle social and political commentary.JoBlo:A thrilling, provocative action-adventure with soul. Delroy Lindo is Oscar worthy.Total FilmThis is a frequently fierce, fascinating picture. The world needs it right now.Hollywood News:Spike Lee is at the height of his powers here, once again expertly mixing anger and entertainment.Fresh FictionSpike Lee's deeply-affecting, soul-searing drama is layered filmmaking, destined to deepen over time upon each viewing.Discussing Film:Provocative and thoughtful, Da 5 Bloods is Spike Lee in top form. An unruly work of cinema, there is an inherent admiration for the stylistics and inner workings of the film.The Guardian:It’s all so inventively bizarre that you could treat it simply as a black comedy, but in the final 15 minutes there is an amazing crescendo of emotion. 5 out of 5 stars.Washington PostIts moments of stinging insight and soaring cinematic rhetoric once again prove why Spike Lee might be America's most indispensable filmmaker.IndiewireThis bloody jungle adventure is a pure, uncompromising Spike Lee Joint.RogerEbert:Lee has crafted an exciting, violent film that can be enjoyed as strictly that, but what elevates it to greatness is what it says and what it shows about the perception of Blackness, whether in heroic situations or human ones.The WrapA must-see in these stormy timesVarietyThe result is overlong and erratic, but also frequently surprising for a contemporary riff on the classic greed-doesn’t-pay parable “The Treasure of the Sierra Madre.”ColliderSpike Lee Crafts an Unwieldy Yet Fascinating Look at Race and Legacy. Rating: B-Hollywood ReporterEven if Da 5 Bloods at times seems to be morphing into an entirely different movie, its playfulness, as much as its raw power, keeps you glued.Plot:From Academy Award Winner Spike Lee comes a New Joint: the story of four African-American Vets -- Paul (Delroy Lindo), Otis (Clarke Peters), Eddie (Norm Lewis), and Melvin (Isiah Whitlock, Jr.) -- who return to Vietnam. Searching for the remains of their fallen Squad Leader (Chadwick Boseman) and the promise of buried treasure, our heroes, joined by Paul's concerned son (Jonathan Majors), battle forces of Man and Nature -- while confronted by the lasting ravages of The Immorality of The Vietnam War.Release Date:June 12, 2020 (Netflix)Director:Spike Lee (Do the Right Thing, He Got Game, 25th Hour)Starring:Delroy LindoJonathan MajorsNorm LewisClarke PetersIsiah Whitlock Jr.Chadwick BosemanMélanie ThierryPaul Walter HauserJasper PääkkönenJean RenoVeronica NgoGiancarlo EspositoJohnny Tri Nguyen via /r/movies https://ift.tt/2AQRBLr