I'm glad that Spike Lee has apparently outgrown his need for polemics. Inside Man was a wonderful mature film that focused on character and motivation far beyond the Afro-centric purview of earlier Spike films. And while Clockers is perfectly serviceable for anyone coming to the story without having read the novel, I submit that Spike's attempt to refocus Richard Price's 1992 masterpiece as a singular black story, with a bone-throwing portrayal of white Detective Rocco Klein within an indictment of white police tactics, short-changes the audience of the profound respect, balance and humanity that made Price's novel so unforgettable.
It is truly one of the five best novels I have ever read, while Spike managed to produce one of 1000 best movies I have ever seen.
Read the book. It will stun, shock, amaze and delight you.
The movie, on the other hand, might just keep you from falling asleep.
It is truly one of the five best novels I have ever read, while Spike managed to produce one of 1000 best movies I have ever seen.
Read the book. It will stun, shock, amaze and delight you.
The movie, on the other hand, might just keep you from falling asleep.