Spike Lee directs this underrated gem. And Spike's leading man is white?!? WHAT?!? Just messin', I'm not knockin' Spike at all, Ed Norton is one of my favorite actors right now and he kills it in this super-tense drama about a man's final hours before he heads to jail. It's full of stars like Rosario (see below), Philip Seymour Hoffman, Brian Cox, Anna Paquin, my man Barry Pepper, and the list goes on. It's a class Spike Lee film with all the commentary layered under a simple and brilliant plot. The acting's great, the filming's great, and everything just felt right. The movie doesn't move too quickly, so bear with it. But everyone should give it a chance because it's great. It made Ebert's top ten of the decade list?? What?? Yeah, and he knows a thing or too. Unlike me, who just reads Ebert than echoes that opinion for a younger generation. Did I say that? See 25th Hour!
Rating: INAUGURAL ACTUAL TIGHT JOINT
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