I've never seen 'the original' that's why I can actually review and rate this movie. I find the votes of fans of the original very biased and compromised as they were comparing the movie to the original or worse - to their imagination of how the remake should be like. A comparison of the movie to another movie you haven't seen is completely useless for the viewer.
Spike Lee is a magical director. He hasn't failed in any way here. The movie is fast-paced, thrilling, perfectly written and visually flawless. The idea contained in this story is very non-traditional, however, the message is delivered with excellence. It's definitely isn't a movie for easy evening, but rather a journey into the darkness of human behavior and feelings of despair, hate and pain. But mostly, it's a movie that stands out in its depth and that's something that's not easy to get in contemporary Hollywood cinematographic production and distribution.
Spike Lee is a magical director. He hasn't failed in any way here. The movie is fast-paced, thrilling, perfectly written and visually flawless. The idea contained in this story is very non-traditional, however, the message is delivered with excellence. It's definitely isn't a movie for easy evening, but rather a journey into the darkness of human behavior and feelings of despair, hate and pain. But mostly, it's a movie that stands out in its depth and that's something that's not easy to get in contemporary Hollywood cinematographic production and distribution.