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Title: A Genuine American Masterpiece
Review: Spike Lee's "Do The Right Thing" is the best film about race relations ever made in America. Powerful, funny, heartbreaking, truthful and a complete visual extravaganza, this is an extraordinary film, Lee's best. Set in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood in Brooklyn during the hottest day of the summer, the film starts as a humorous slice of life story about the people who live in this neighborhood. I do not want to reveal too much of the film because the first time viewer should experience this film on their own. I will say that as events in the film progress, it slowly builds to a shattering climax that is unforgettable. Lee has never been as assured a filmmaker as he was on this, because every element from acting to cinematography is calibrated to perfection. The fact that Criterion is producing such a nice set for this film is truly exciting.
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