BlacKkKlansman

Certainly a good crime story with a commendable overlap and the perfect Adam Driver - John David Washington pair (I can't even believe it's the same actor from Tenet), but I was kind of waiting for more to happen. Especially in the end, where the director had to help himself with contemporary footage to make it more impressive. Of course, those shots give you chills, there's no denying that, but did they really have to be there? Wasn't it possible to do it some other way, possibly compounded within the story of Stallworth and “Stallworth"? (26/10/2020)

Spike Lee chose an interesting, absurd and almost unbelievable story, which he skilfully and cleverly adapted into a brilliant satirical comedy. His casting choice is also totally accurate and there’s magic between the actors, which, for the viewer, is pure delight. All that is wrapped into a near-Tarantino style. Then, just when you’re thinking how amazing a film you’re watching, Spike Lee throws in a straight superfluous documentary-like epilogue which differs in atmosphere from the rest. It’s like the director decided to make his opinions clear at all cost, being so explicit even the simple-minded can get the message. Fortunately, despite this last-minute blunder, the general feeling remains positive, and I’d say it’s definitely a quality film worth watching. [KVIFF 2018] (01/07/2018)

Campaigner Spike Lee is this time (traditionally) a hindrance to filmmaker Spike Lee. And so a good film is clearly ruined by not being satisfied with the hints that are not said between the lines and the viewer's intelligence, but has (traditionally) a need to say everything on its mind and what timeless parallels it wants to outline. And so here and there the characters recite, here and there documentary shots from the present, etc. are incorporated here. However, which (this time) is clearly annoying, because in the core of the film it is all that way anyway. In addition, very nice in terms of keeping on top of things view and from filmmaking as well as acting point of view. (19/08/2018)

A racist African-American picture based on an incredible true story. Although Spike Lee slightly bungled the dramaturgy and reveals details that are unnecessary for the plot, it’s bearable. The acting performances are excellent, especially Driver as the cop who risks his neck and the great young Washington, who knows how to come across as polite and pissed off all at once. (09/11/2020)

Spike Lee made a decidedly interesting film about the first black cop and his infiltration of the Ku Klux Klan, which is both unprecedented and attractive stuff, but it lacked balls. John David Washington is unexpectedly good and if he becomes a star I won't be angry at all. Adam Driver surprised me as well and Jasper Pääkkönen was a proper sleazeball. The film is a bit too long for my taste and offers no eye candy sequences; it’s emotionally cold, there’s no action empty, and the humour passed me by, but still I wasn't bored and finished it with curiosity without any problems. But I am not the target audience.60% (06/11/2018)