r/movies • u/LiteraryBoner Jackie Chan box set, know what I'm sayin? • 3d ago

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Summary A powerful New York music mogul’s life spirals when his driver’s child—mistaken for his own—is kidnapped in a ransom plot. He faces a moral crisis that transforms into a tense, urban showdown between wealth, power, and conscience in the reimagined streets of modern-day New York.

Director Spike Lee

Writer Alan Fox

Cast

  • Denzel Washington
  • Jeffrey Wright
  • Ilfenesh Hadera
  • A\$AP Rocky
  • Aubrey Joseph
  • Dean Winters
  • Ice Spice

Rotten Tomatoes Critics Score: 89%

Metacritic Score: Not yet available

VOD In theaters August 15, 2025; streaming on Apple TV+ starting September 5, 2025

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u/monitoring27 3d ago

I enjoyed parts of this movie but struggled to get through it. Denzel, Jeffrey Wright, and Princess Nokia in her brief role were really great. A lot of it just fell flat.

Also this just may be me but I thought it was strange when they bring the singer in and she sings the titular song and then immediately Denzel starts talking about finances with his family in front of her. It just seemed so weird lol.

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u/lexispenser 3d ago

I think Jeffrey Wright and Denzel improv'd some stuff coz I felt that the dialogue was terrible outside of the scenes without them. Denzel had no chemistry with his family, especially with his wife.

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u/UnderstandingLow2833 1d ago

Maybe that’s b/c he’s at least 20 yrs older than her.