Perfect atmosphere (you can almost feel the hot), realistic dialogue (the italians are hilarious) and above all great message. Spike Lee's masterpiece.

Always wanted this to be the first Spike Lee I would watch, never expected it to hit so hard. Truly an amazing film. Never failed to entertain me for 120 minutes, at the end left me speechless.

If you haven't seen this one yet, watch it! It's one of those films that everyone with a little bit of love for cinema should watch. Maybe its even one of those films everyone needs to be shown in school.

I still don't know what to write about this film at the moment. Still have to let it all sink in and rewatch it next year.

A hangout movie that turns into something much more meaningful and still very relevant today. The cinematography really stood out to me. There were a lot of cool and interesting shoots.

Good movie. Important movie. It may be 33 years old but it's still relevant. You can feel the 100 degrees and the tension. It reminds me of La Haine, but I like this movie better for its more intriguing motley NY multicultural microcosm. It's of course not a very enjoyable movie. It's not meant to be. Virtually everybody is racist, everybody is yelling and - as a cold North European - I can't really relate to all those true or histrionic emotions that eventually lead to doom. Some of the characters seem to be a bit too cartoon-ish, even stereotype. But that's clearly a deliberate choice. This movie is full of brilliant characters, Which all represent certain sections of the American society. I like the fact, that almost nobody in this movie is exclusively good or bad. It were easy to depict the black community as innocent victims of brutal cops but the movie is much more complex. Needless to say, but it has a great score.

Racism amidst experiencing racism themselves.

Wow, this movie is absolutely a masterpiece. No way to improve it, and with the George Floyd situation, I'm sure anyone who would have rated it less than a 9 or 10 in the past, would reconsider... as the script perfectly mirrors reality, even though reality had not even happened at the time.

The recent events solidify this script as a perfectly solid script. The movie touts excellent humor, diverse characters, drama, love, buildup, fluidity, emotion, simplicity, reality, deep messages, exposure, a now proven brilliant cast, culture, beautiful visuals & camera work, steamy scenes, and more!

Amazing film! Excellent especially for those who haven't seen it until now! Its truly a film that has clearly gotten better with age like a fine wine!

I'm sure I'll get a lot of hate for this. But I was disappointed with this film, I wanted to like it a lot more than I did but I had a few problems with it. The story is pretty good and the acting is pretty good, but some of the dialogue wasn't very good and some parts of the film were very over the top in acting and writing. I give it a 7 because it is a good film and still has some relevant messages for today audiences, but I expected so much more from Spike Lee after watching Inside Man and BlacKkKlansman, the reason I was disappointed was that this is often described as his magnum opus and in my opinion, it really isn't.

Once again, please note that I do think it is a good film and definitely worth a watch. But if you are like me and are watching if for the first time then maybe go in with lower expectations and you might enjoy it a little more.

Nice idea, nice cinematography but the plot is lacking. This is noticable because in the end the movie is too long.

Still a masterpiece all these years later. One of the greatest "slice of life" film ever. It's shocking Spike Lee didn't win the Oscar for best director. Even if you didn't care about the story, you have to admit his directing was very inventive and never boring.

It has been well, well directed and interpreted. Racism or imposing your point of view?