Title: Groundbreaking? Maybe. Unwatchable? Definitely.
Review: This is possibly the worst movie I've ever seen. The direction, camera work, and editing are so awful that I could hardly even tell what was going on. (It's presumably supposed to be trippy and surreal, but instead it's merely annoying and confusing.) The acting is miserable, the script is practically nonexistent, and the music is grating and repetitive. The only thing even remotely worthwhile about the movie is that Melvin Van Peebles as Sweetback look kind of cool when he mugs for the camera. Supposedly this was a groundbreaking movie in its time (1971) because it shows that white society fears a strong black man. A worthy message, perhaps, but this movie certainly doesn't convey it effectively.
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