Review of Da 5 Bloods

This movie could have been 90 minutes. But it is overlong, due to the fact that Spike Lee fills up the movie with documentary style cuts, focusing on racism in America. But it just feels so out of touch with the overall arc of the story, which is actually very promising. I dont think that the racism-stuff should have left behind, but i think it would have worked a lot better, if they just toned it down a nutch, without jumping around. With that said, the second half of the movie is very good. Delroy Lindo is amazing, his scenes alone in the jungle are awesome. The final showdown is also very rewarding. But its just the first half that ruins the movie. More than one hour has passed, before something actually happens. And i think a lot of viewers will turn away in that time. I almost did so myself. 2hours and 45 minutes is crazy given a plot, that is very thin, and filled up with out-of-place stuff, that just contributes to lose the overall focus of the movie. 6/10