From Academy Award® Winner Spike Lee comes a new joint: the story of four African American Vets - Paul (Delroy Lindo), Otis (Clarke Peters), Eddie (Norm Lewis), and Melvin (Isiah Whitlock, Jr.) - who return to Vietnam. Searching for the remains of their fallen Squad Leader (Chadwick Boseman) and the promise of buried treasure, our heroes, joined by Paul's concerned son (Jonathan Majors), battle forces of Man and Nature - while confronted by the lasting ravages of The Immorality of The Vietnam War. Written by Netflix (Courtesy of Internet Movie Database)
DA 5 BLOODS (2020) Directed by Spike Lee, written by Danny Bilson, Paul De Meo, Kevin Willmott & Spike Lee, produced by Beatriz Levin is a journey of a film where each minute is either informing, inspiring or revealing.
Having been directed by Spike Lee I would expect nothing less as DA 5 BLOODS seemingly came at a time where change and revolution are in dire need. Upon watching the film I found the cast to be a list of black actors who have been in some notable films, Delroy Lindo possibly the most familiar face had an incredible performance here. With an almost 3 hour film, the pacing was great keeping me intrigued throughout. I
In the End: I found DA 5 BLOODS to be a very well film delivering some truths about the Vietnam war and the African American experience like only Spike Lee could do. So I give this film 4 of 5 stars.
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