Clarissa Mora
The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.
Bessie Smyth
Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.
Tobias Burrows
It's easily one of the freshest, sharpest and most enjoyable films of this year.
c46
OK, so I went to see this movie because of Monica Bellucci, however, I am a Spike Lee fan. This movie just went from bad to worse and I didn't even know what hit me. The script was not coherent, it flow wasn't smooth, and I really didn't get anything out of the movie but a scene of bewilderment for having to sit through that. People say there is a meaning in this movie but I just couldn't get passed the bad storyline. However, not to trash Spike to much, this movie defiantly obtained a cult status, so if the plot interests you this movie just MIGHT be for you, cause its definitely wasn't for me ... in fact I can say this movie was one of the worst movies I have ever seen. So thats it, it gets 3! On a side note, Spike Lee redeemed himself in Inside Man.
Rock Savage
"She Hate Me" is a problematic and confused Motion Picture. Parts are engaging and humorous while others are poorly crafted and self-conscious. Firstly the film has no pace. This could easily have been corrected by cutting all the dream sequences, all the scenes featuring Q-Tip and all the Watergate sequences. This would have resulted in a more focused and compact film. Why directly after the main protagonists discuss in detail a painful experience is it necessary to show a flashback of that exact moment? By doing so the film becomes too literal and nothing is left to the audience's imagination. The scenes concerning Watergate are embarrassing and very badly directed. The cutting room floor was screaming out for these scenes but Spike Lee left them in. Why? Does Spike Lee rate his work so highly that none of the footage shot can be cut?The dialogue between Q-Tip and Anthony Mackie in their walk through the park is contrived and immature. Not for one moment does Anthony Mackie convince as a Vice President of a powerful drugs company. In fact this actor is completely miss cast. He does not convey any authority, intelligence or sexuality. Wesley Snipes could have provided all these qualities with ease. I respect Spike Lee as a director but as this Motion Picture proves he needs to listen to a subjective opinion and act upon it, so his films can be less sprawling and more focused. This could so easily have been a very good film with some savage cutting.
iisjunkie
Beautiful,,, I had NO IDEA what it was about and I caught this film at 2am on HBO. I was able to view this without my personal judgments or assumptions but what I felt after the movie was a peace within that I have not felt in ages. Very touching, very honest, very accurate with today's expectations and opinions. Besides the typical response of "what a lucky guy" that was actually one of the last things that crossed my mind. There are too many compliments for me to list in such a small space without pointing out the obvious... I enjoyed this movie so much I looked it up on the internet and signed up just so I could tell someone.Regards,
Nicoletn11
This movie really surprised me. I mean, I was raised watching Spike Lee movies simply because he was doing things other young directors weren't doing. He was the voice for voiceless masses of us blacks folks. He gave a platform to situations in the hood that most other people could case less about. However, as I aged and developed an eye for critiquing Spike's movies, I realized that he has this same formula for his movies which he rarely veered from and he always had to beat you over the head with the message. She Hate Me breaks that mold, just a pinch because he still follows his model, but this movie was surprisingly good. While I do feel he did bit off way more than he could have possibly chewed in 2 hours, he did address most of the issues he brought up quite well in the time alloted. Okay, from the previews, you know there's his guy whose lesbian "friend" approaches him to impregnate him, which in and of itself is a bit weird, but the movie is so much more deeper than that simply plot. Spike tackled tons of issues, mostly current issues that we all deal with now, but ultimately, the movie tackles, what would you do and how far would you go for money? This is a good movie worth spending 2 hours of time dissecting. I'm always recommending buying it so you can watch time and time again and discuss.
