Review of Da 5 Bloods (2020) by Ashley Ray-Harris for The A.V. Club — 10 Jun 2020
Spike Lee’s cultural messaging for once fails him in the politically muddled Da 5 Bloods. With the film, Lee offers his submission to a history of bloodied, masculine Vietnam War movies. Sadly, he’s more concerned with making a Vietnam movie that looks Black than one that actually takes on the complexities of Blackness, war, and global imperialism.
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This review of Da 5 Bloods (2020) was written by Ashley Ray-Harris and published by The A.V. Club on 10 Jun 2020.
Da 5 Bloods has generally received positive reviews.
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