http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005-2007 by the authors Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:05:49 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/03/18/111921.php#comment-703661 I agree with Dan. I just reprised "Clockers" last week and while I found it interesting to watch, and thought the Harvey Keitel characterization was interesting, I just couldn't get involved with any of the characters or plots. 703661@blogcritics.org Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:05:49 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2008/03/18/111921.php#comment-703632 'With Spike Lee, you either love him or you hate him. You either find beauty in his films or you don't. There's not much room for middle ground with him.' Lee is a one dimensional filmmaker w no understanding of narrative nor characterization. He would have been far better as a cinematographer, and let most of the scripting duties fall to competent screenwriters. And, his direction of actors is not good at all. He coaxes the most facile performances possible- be it actors like Wesley Snipes or John Turturro. In that sense, he's akin to Steven Spielberg- another filmmaker w a great visual sense, but utterly bankrupt of storytelling powers. Whereas Spielberg goes saccharine, Lee goes moralistic. Either way, w either one, though, the experience after the film is always a disappointment. So, that's middle ground, and why Spike Lee- save for his status as a black filmmaker, won't be studied in film schools fifty years from now. 703632@blogcritics.org Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:48:18 EDT