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February 14, 2005
Jim Brown All American
Jim Brown All American (2002), Spike Lee:
Part of my new year's resolution to watch more Spike. I had just watched the NFL Films treatment of Jim Brown and was hoping for something like Ken Burns' treatment of Jack Johnson, captivating the sports hype, public hype and inner demons of one of the more spectacular and controversial figures of his time. What I got was a very milquetoast picture of a man. I suppose if Spike's intent was to show that Jim Brown is Just A Man Doing What Men Do, well, there he goes, but it really feels like it could be anyone doing anything; there's just no weight behind anything. If it weren't for the centered portrait shot of Jim Brown (for all of 30 seconds), you wouldn't even be able to tell it was a Spike Lee 'Joint'. Eh.
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Posted by bing at February 14, 2005 08:05 PM