Review of Miracle at St. Anna

I saw the previews for this movie and knew I had to see it. But, when I got to the video store, they only had 2 copies of it, which is usually a sign that the movie wasn't good enough to warrant purchasing more copies. But, the folks at the store have been wrong before, so I took a chance on it. I have to say, this was one of the best movies I've seen in a long time. Yes, Spike Lee was trying to make some statements, but he usually is. The question is, was the movie any good, despite those statements. I definitely thought so. The acting was top notch, the action was good, the story was fantastic, and the characters were really well developed. I'm surprised and shocked that this movie scored as low as it did. I enjoyed it so much, I wanted to write a quick review, which I rarely do. I'm not a huge Spike Lee fan, but this was just a great film, especially if you like character development, and a good story. If you spend your entire time watching this film, trying to dissect the messages in it, you'll simply miss the good parts of the film.