25th Hour

Ratings & Reviews

lbunuel

By conciliating a personal tragedy with the broader spectrum of cultural and political turmoil, Spike Lee has created an epic poem of incredible power, where all the seemingly incohesive elements add up to a uniforming whole. This is vital in every respect, and the impressive cinematography & editing are filled with a genuine sense of loss. Also, one of the best works that dealt with the aftermath of 9/11

Renton47

As a piece of storytelling it might be Lee's most accomplished work, the music and style embedded so consummately. Yet its tendency to entertain the ramblings of Monty's friends reminds me most of Allen or Tarantino, comparisons I'm sure Spike would find offensive. I can't quite balance that with the film here I do love, my personal sympathies favouring the imprisoned over other bougie concerns.

DenoResandono

25TH HOUR is a great movie about self-reflection or introspection. Actually, there's nothing awesome in its storytelling. 25TH HOUR is easy to follow. The plot is quite simple. We could just sit and watch the life of an ex-drug dealer before he went to jail. 25TH HOUR feels great because the amazing performance from Edward Norton. I also loved Spike Lee's solid directing. Especially its amazing cinematography. Bravo!

Dan. R

I do not understand the hype. It must be an American thing. Although Norton put in a great performance, i did not feel the story was believable or convincing. He has to go to prison for seven years? Big deal. Not particularly powerful or important.

FISCHER

Eblouissante composition d'Edward Norton, dans une oeuvre solide où se mêlent amertume, bruit et fureur, dans la pure tradition des tragédies antiques... www.cinefiches.com

burning_chrome

3.5

Balthaz21

3,5

edpwilson

Edward fucking Norton.

Trunfos

7,9

LauraPalmer

Rewatched and re-loved. Edward Norton leaving us speechless again. TOP film.

Aivaras_Z

Interesting idea for a movie, with Norton being good as usual. His "fuck you" monologue in the movie is a classic

ammar

3.5

Sara Castro

I swear, Edward Norton is the most charming man.

Kamran

[REVIEW] 85/100 - THE 25th HOUR (Spike Lee, 2002) "Overall an excellent film with stylistic tendencies and visual appeal. Spike Lee’s direction is fluid and committed, giving the viewer a strong sense of his aims and themes. In spite of this, the film suffers from some notable pacing issues..." Read More: http://bit.ly/1rIgtvp

Ethan

This film is good to watch for Edward Norton's performance and a close look at post-9/11 New York City.

Aaron Dillenbeck

Loved the soundtrack and editing. Acting was great, especially by Pepper and Hoffman. The final scene is etched in my mind forever. "This life came so close to never happening." Must see.

Mcpeer

Spike Lee's best since Malcolm X and certainly his best work since. This is a heartbreaking, incendiary, gripping, and powerful film. Lee's touch goes hand in hand with the film's tone and atmosphere. He goes over the top with the editing, which pulls you out at times. Regardless, it's a wonderful film with brilliant performances, a rich story, and features the best use of a post-9/11 backdrop.

caprica_six

Closer to a 3/12 or even a 4, but I'm docking a star because of that godawful student-teacher subplot with PSH and Anna Paquin.

hubertguillaud

Cette dernière nuit d'un mauvais garçon avant qu'il n'aille en prison tient forcément de la fatalité et sonne comme une tentative de rédemption. Malgré du superflu et de la caricature, voire une fin un peu grotesque à force d'être lyrique, il demeure une tension dans ce sobre instant de bascule en suspend. Et c'est là tout entier que se tient le cinéma.

Beatrice Lorenzini

3.5

RBCrickmar

There are at least four very good performances at the core of the film, with the underrated Barry Pepper delivering the best amongst the supporting cast. Lee adopts an ellipitical editing style that leaves many of the actions and decisions of his characters seeming to come from a place of desperation and impulse, as if every one of them is suffering a traumatic loss.

Trevor Tillman

A film about second chances, which manifest themselves in double-take edits whenever characters embrace, and a meditation on how we grapple with life-altering events. The rubble of the WTC provides the backdrop to this cousin of Do the Right Thing. The earlier film concerns itself with the buildup to the "big event," while The 25th Hour is more concerned with the aftermath. An important entry in post-9/11 cinema.

Jimmi HRS

Brilliant! Edward Norton's calm demeanor is perfect for the role of a man going through an existential crisis as he draws closer to his seven year sentence, after being caught for drug smuggling. Spike Lee's genius is in the way that he guides us through so many complex characters lives with their own in depth stories without distracting us from the main plot.

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