22. "Man what I mess, and I mainly blame Spike" In response to In response to 0
That is, most of the things I disliked about this movie seem squarely Director's choices.
My father-in-law (RIP) use to blast his music all the time, no matter if the TV was on, convos were happening, whatever. It seems to be a trait of older men like Spike, Oliver Stone and Martin Scorcese.
For the love of mike Spike, edit your work more. Could have easily shaved 20 minutes off and probably would have been better served if 40 minutes were gone. Why did the scene of them actually finding the goal take so long?
I am not that familiar with Norman Lewis but the way they did that dude visually. Spolier: let me just come out and say it, having the dude up there with no arms and legs was just a bad call by Spike. My least favorite visual in film in years.
The decision to have those old actors to play there younger selves was just a terrible decision. Why do these older directors (thinking Scorcese and the Irishman) not want to give work to younger actors?!?! You telling me it made sense for Isiah Whitlock Jr. to play a younger version of himself rather than Roy Woods Jr.?
I think Spike had a good script and a good story, and he spiked it up and turned it into a melodramatic tyler perry stage play.
When it opened with these old black men getting together in the hotel lobby I was hyped because I saw my dad everytime he would see his boys.
A few other good moments. Lindo is a beast, but mostly not great.
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