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deron-overpeck
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Red Hook Summer (2012)
Ultimately compelling
2 February 2013 - 2 out of 4 users found this review helpful.
This isn't Spike Lee's greatest film but by the end it has become one of his most intriguing. The children's performances are poor, but so are their characters; Lee doesn't have the kind of empathy needed to write for or direct child actors (and this is true of Crooklyn too). The film is also largely plot less, but as the film progresses it becomes clear that a traditional plot would undermine the film's themes. Red Hook Summer is about faith and human growth, subjects that aren't neat or linear.
By no means a perfect film, Red Hook Summer deserves more attention than it has received.
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