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'Miracle at St. Anna' is a Miserable Messnew

Aside from one great scene, this Spike Lee wannabe epic disappoints in every way.
Tucson Weekly  |  Bob Grimm  |  10-09-2008  |  Reviews

Spike Lee Remembers Balck Braverynew

Lee has been fighting World War II long before the release of his latest film, Miracle at St. Anna. His campaign began with a salvo at Clint Eastwood for excluding black faces from Flags of Our Fathers and perpetuating the assumption that blacks contributed little to the U.S. victory.
Shepherd Express  |  David Luhrssen  |  10-03-2008  |  Reviews

Battle Fatigue Settles in on Spike Lee's WWII Epicnew

So why is his new film such an interminable, unfocused, ridiculous mess?
The Memphis Flyer  |  Addison Engelking  |  10-03-2008  |  Reviews

Spike Lee Goes to Warnew

In Miracle at St. Anna, he gets in touch with his inner Spielberg.
Los Angeles CityBeat  |  Andy Klein  |  09-26-2008  |  Reviews

Spike Lee’s Rivalry with Spielberg Continues with an All-black WWII Infantrynew

As another example of Lee settling scores, it ruins its own premise by attempting to out-do Saving Private Ryan.
New York Press  |  Armond White  |  09-25-2008  |  Reviews

Spike Lee Harangues the Audience in the Heavy-Handed 'Miracle at St. Anna'new

Even though I was steeled for a tetchy lecture on America's sad legacy of racism, this movie's sledgehammer didacticism fairly pounded me out of my seat.
Las Vegas Weekly  |  Mike D'Angelo  |  09-25-2008  |  Reviews

'Miracle at St. Anna' Shows War Isn't the Genre for Spike Lee

Spike Lee boxes outside of his directorial weight-class with a war story bogged down by ham-handed smacks of magical realism and over-pronounced examples of racial prejudice.
Maui Time  |  Cole Smithey  |  09-22-2008  |  Reviews

Spike Lee Tries is His Hand at War in 'Miracle at St. Anna'

Lee boxes outside of his directorial weight-class with a war story bogged down with ham-handed smacks of magical realism and over-pronounced examples of racial prejudice.
Maui Time  |  Cole Smithey  |  09-11-2008  |  Reviews

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