Wesley Snipes, Annabella Sciorra, Spike Lee

Spike Lee's 1991 story about an interracial relationship and its consequences on the lives and communities of the lovers (Wesley Snipes, Annabella Sciorra) is one of his most captivating and focused f...( read more  read more... )ilms. Snipes and Sciorra are very good as individuals trying to reach beyond the limits imposed upon them for reasons of race, tradition, sexism, and such. Lee makes an interesting and subtle case that they are driven to one another out of frustration with social obstacles as well as pure attraction--but is that enough for love to survive? John Turturro is featured in a subplot as an Italian American who grows attracted to a black woman and takes heat from his numbskull buddies. --Tom Keogh

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R, 132 min.

Directed by: Spike Lee

Release Date: June 7, 1991

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DVD Release Date: May 15, 2001

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  • October 17, 2006
    this Movie is so True maybe not as much now as it was then. but its sucha good and truthul story
  • October 3, 2008
    Spike Lee is one of the greatest directors in cinema history.In this film he has painted an intricately woven tapestry of the overt and covert racism that continues to permeate American society. He is just 4 generations away from his personal connection to slavery-his grandmother...( read more)'s mother was born into it.

    People sometimes get exasperated with his passionate positions and choices in speaking his mind. It's this burning passion that has created such socially relevant films.
  • July 22, 2007
    Great imagery, scenes and performances. Only downfall is the run time and untimely music cues.
  • May 2, 2007
    Worth it for Samuel Jackson.
  • October 21, 2009
    nasty ending, not too realistic- definate point of view.
  • October 8, 2009
    nominated for best picture by NBR
  • August 2, 2009
    I have seen this movie more times than I can count and just now as im writing this is the first time I have seen the cover.
  • July 31, 2009
    one of spike Lees under rated films. truly provacative and makes u think about the races.
  • July 19, 2009
    At times, totally genius, at other times, pretentious and over-the-top. Still, it's worth seeing for some key moments with a couple brilliant turns from the stellar cast.
  • June 12, 2009
    I like this one. A classic Spike Lee flim.

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