Review of Clockers (1995) by Kevin R — 13 Jul 2014

Good crime-drama, and even better social commentary.

The crime aspect to the movie was very interesting. Even though you think you know what happened, nothing is revealed until the end, and there's a few surprises.

However, it is the social side which is most impactful. It is a Spike Lee movie, so you expect an examination of race relations, and Lee does not disappoint. The dead-endedness of housing projects, the almost-inevitable turning to crime, the exploitation by the drug kingpins, the indifference (to a degree) by the (white) police.

Yet, in spite of the bleakness that Lee paints, there is hope. It's not all doom-and-gloom.