25th Hour

Pros: Edward Norton, Barry Pepper, Bryan Cox
Cons: Philip Seymour Hoffman, pretentious, guilt inducing

25th Hour (2002) "Sheee - Yiiit." DEA Agent Flood Guy (Edward Norton) spends his last day in freedom before entering a long prison stretch wondering who turned him in to the DEA. His choices are 1) girlfriend (Rosario Dawson); 2) Russian ...

Pros: Phillip Seymore Hoffman, Edward Norton
Cons: nada

Every time we went to rent 25th Hour it was gone. I really hate when that happens! But, that was an indication to me that it must be really good..which usually leads to it being really really bad. That was not the case here.

Monty...

Pros: Fine cast, typical Lee flashes of brilliance
Cons: Typical Lee flashes of awfulness outweigh all else.

Spike Lee won't like this comparison, but going to his films has become like leaving a cup of wine out for Elijah the prophet at a Passover Seder. Elijah *may* be traveling from house to house sipping wine and preparing for the arrival of the messiah....

Pros: Casting, thoughtfulness, Lee's ability to make us think
Cons: Obvious 9/11 comparisons, too much standard, 'overstuffed' Lee

Spike Lee will never make a simple film. He'll always challenge his audiences to think and try to d ...

Pros: Acting, plot, image control, basically everything except . . .
Cons: The ending is a little difficult to handle, not bad, just difficult to evaluate

I have never liked the sobriquet “A Spike Lee Joint.” I’ve always believed it to be a pretentious bit of fake non-conformity. I don’t care what he called 25th Hour, it is one of the strongest films I’ve seen in a while. The impact, artistry, ...

Pros: a triumph
Cons: very few

Opening with something along the lines of a Tarantino gimmick and concluding with something of a Scorsese gimmick, Spike Lee’s 25th Hour, indeed, enthuses the usage of (astonishing if insubstantial) camera virtuosity as well as utilizes...

Pros: Brilliant visuals; unusually strong discussion of personal issues; good acting.
Cons: Lots of Spike Lee indulgences: slow pacing, talking heads, poor plot development.

What you think of this film will depend on your expectations going in. Spike Lee is one of America's premiere directors, in no small part because he isn't afraid to take chances--whether it's with the subject matter or with the way he covers it. In a...

Pros: An Excellent Film from Spike Lee featuring Great Performances from Norton, Pepper, & Cox.
Cons: Some Predictable Moments & Anna Paquin's New York Accent Doesn't Fare Well.

One of the most influential African-American filmmakers of the past 20 years, Spike Lee has always challenged the subjects of racism, sexuality, and stereotypes of black people. With such seminal films as She's Gotta Have It, School Daze, ...

Pros: wonderful acting job by all involved
Cons: commentaries are light, biography is halfassed

Spike Lee's love of some huge, mythical idea of New York City is second only to that of Martin Scorsese, so it made sense that he would direct the first film about life in the post-9/11 city (though not the first film shot there after the fact; that...

Pros: Great cast, good story.
Cons: Some characters, 9/11 storyline didn't quite mesh.

This motion picture was directed by Spike Lee. If you’ve seen any of his movies, you’ll see the Spike Lee “stamp” multiple times in this release. A Spike Lee Joint is his label rather than the former “A film by Spike Lee”. This ...

Pros: Deep. Well-acted, particularly supporting cast. The mood and pace (except for digressions) were excellent.
Cons: The diatribe in the bathroom. Norton is unspectacular for perhaps the first time.

Two movies that seem to be talking directly about me are October Sky and 25th Hour, and since I don't want to publically admit how October Sky touched me, I'm going to review 25th Hour, which, like all Spike Lee joints, is ...

Pros: Great acting, interesting story.
Cons: Tony Siragusa should not be acting.

I’ve seen probably a dozen or so of the 40+ movies Spike Lee had directed and have really enjoyed almost every one. Recently one that I hadn’t seen came on one of the cable channels so I thought I would check it out. It was a very good flick ...

Pros: Barry Pepper has a ball-tearer.
Cons: Norton could have gone a bit harder.

Controversial filmmaker Spike Lee has finally returned to making the kind of film that first shot hi ...

Pros: great cast, good dialog
Cons: pacing issues, weak climax(es)

From the first scene -- a blackout scene in which you hear the unmistakable sounds of a dog being run over by a car -- 25th hour grabs both your interest and attention. However, even with a great cast and very workable, well-written dialog, the film...

Pros: acting, directing, script, photography
Cons: few

When Monty Brogan (Edward Norton) stares at himself in the mirror, he can only feel disgusted, betrayed, and defeated. He begins to curse out every race and creed in New York City. He truly sees how ugly the people of New York can be; because tomorrow,...