Review of Jungle Fever (1994) by Logan M — 19 Dec 2007
An ambitious and thoroughly entertaining, if slightly unfocused film. Spike Lee is a great writer, especially of dialog; great character development and acting as well (Samuel Jackson plays an amazing crackhead). As is usual Lee hits us over the head with heavy themes of racial tension, the destructiveness of drugs, etc. There is a heavy amount of exaggeration here, but Lee's purposes and his tone is clear throughout.
The script is catchy and entertaining, but unfortunately leaves loose ends here and there. Interesting sub stories lead nowhere, and the overall effect is an exceedingly enjoyable film without the focus that Lee is capable of. Oh yeah, Wesley Snipes is just so cooool.
This review of Jungle Fever (1994) was written by Logan M on 19 Dec 2007.
Jungle Fever has generally received positive reviews.
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