Tuesday, January 29, 2008
TRIAL RUN
Today's NYTimes Best 1176 Film was Spike Lee's
This is Lee's first film, a student project. The student part shows but the film is strong, nonetheless.
It is one of those films that is not greater than the sum of its parts but it has some really good parts. And as I reflect, I like the parts so much that the glitches dissolve in memory.
It is basically an exploration of a quotation from Zora Neale Hurston's ``Their Eyes Were Watching God". Women are seeking love. Men are pigs.
The film is quirky and quite enjoyable.
Its form is nontraditional and very refreshing—theatrical.
The jazz background is excellent with various sets matching the dramatic sequence.
Very nice.
I will give it a 4 out of Netflix5.
I do admire Lee's work and this is the beginning.
Labels: best films
