Marco Oddone
16Dec11
I agree!
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Ayomidotun Freeborn
1May12
I particularly like the part where the Monty character went on F* word monologue... the ending leave you wanting... AM definitely gonna name my daughter NATURELLE... what a name?!
Ryan Lattanzio
24Jan12
This is THE preeminent example of the early aughties' obsession with overwrought scores, and how they can easily ruin a good movie.
glhrrm
17Jan12
pure bullshit – except for the extremely racist, xenophobic, homophobic series of fuckoffs Monty's image in the mirror says.
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FailedImitator
2Oct11
Solid, although I think Brian Cox's monologue at the end ran a little too long.
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Aqua_Tofana
4Sep11
I was really bothered by rough editing and over-dramatic soundtrack. But some of the points made in the film were so SO spot on, I wanted to kiss the writer.
Hidden Behind the Screen
13Jun11
Wasn't as stylistically unique as Do the Right Thing...but I guess that's necessary. 25th shows us a different New York, and different people, so I guess it required a different style. I liked it, and I just love the mirror scene, which reminded me of that scene in Do the Right Thing with it's undiscriminatory contempt.
AdamantCocoon
29May11
Call it a reversal on Andrew Schenker's opinion on Platform: 25th Hour is generously shot and strikingly framed like a serene epic, but the narrative is an introspective monody divulged with uncanny force and grace. Too bad the ending is as cant as my description.
Chris Amos
14Mar11
With the exception of three too many jump cuts, a near perfect movie. Every character 100% necessary to tell a story about something you've probably never even thought about. A great New York movie with one of the coolest monologues ever.
SoulTuxedo
29Nov10
Great script from David Benioff who also wrote a screenplay for the bestseller novel "Kite Runner". Spike Lee is to New York what Alfred Hitchcock is to San Fransisco. Conveys the atmosphere of the never-sleeping city and its people through the main characters. Although it looks like following the standard storyline, he surprises with unforgettable sequences and editing. Terence Blanchard's score is also great.
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Mehdi Arfaoui
2Jul10
Really powerful and implicit story telling... Good performance from Edward Norton as well !
DDDUDE
28Jun10
un menester de pelicula , a mi en lo personal me hizo salirme de la avaricia de este mundo y me puso a pensar en que muchos de nosotos recien cuando llega esa HORA 25 nos ponemos humanos , y que esas otras 24 HORAS del dia somos solo unos muñecos del infame destino y comtemos errores tan imbeciles , realmente una reflexion de lo que es vivir , una pelicula que hace vibrar tu alma , Norton libre y sutil .....
Gåry
29Dec09
I can't believe I've missed out on this film for all these years... anybody ever again asks me what Spike Lee joint they should see, I'm saying 25th Hour. Brilliant ensemble, poignant story, top-notch acting from all involved. I was surprised by just how much sympathy I had for the guy by the end. I think Lee did a nice job illustrating how small wrong turns can lead to big wrong turns derail a life before it's realized. I think it's one of Lee's most touching films, it will inspire you to take stock and think "What have I done? If I only had 24 hours left, what would I be proud of or what would I regret?"
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Sherlock Jr.
19Dec09
Surprisingly poignant and impressively stylistic (well, it's Spike Lee), I'm very glad I saw this film before the decade ran out. Lee really has a way with directing his actors and here extracts first rate performances out of an impressive cast. Also, the way this 2002 film occasionally deals with the 9/11 tragedies is daring, necessary and interesting
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