Jungle Fever

The ingrained self-hatred of its characters reflect outward toward those who remind them of themselves.

However diffuse the movie's agenda, it is never less than thoroughly involving.

Strong and powerful, Jungle Fever dares us to be disinterested, dares us to turn away.

It's all too much for Lee to handle. Jungle Fever is overlong, yet he hasn't found the screen time to give each of these people his or her reasons, and even the Snipes and Sciorra characters slip away from him.

It certainly is something to see.

Isn't it refreshing to talk about a thoughtful movie in a summer full of fluff?

Lee's film has moments that are near incendiary in their anger, and it's the rare American film that can honestly be said to make audiences think, and re-think.

An excessive film, but cinematographically exciting. [Full review in Spanish]

A surprisingly awful movie from a generally superb filmmaker.

Jungle Fever has all the familiar flourishes of a Spike Lee Joint-a swelling soundtrack, floating walking sequences, a warm filter. But, here, Lee looks to a thorny, nebulous topic...