Spike Lee doesn't know how to be subtle. In many of his movies, this works to his credit, blowing away the audience with his insight and perspective. "Do The Right Thing" is one example of this. "Malcolm X" is another. The intensity works to make you think.
In "Bambozzled," the intensity works only to make you pull back. The stereotypes are too extreme, the characters too one-dimensional, the points too many to actually make a real point.
It was as if he just wanted to make a social commentary, not make a movie with a message.
I wasn't engaged, interested, or entertained. I didn't gain any understanding into another culture. I didn't leave thinking anything except "thank goodness that's over....and couldn't we have accomplished just as much watching a 15-minute excerpt?"
If the shock value was the point, mission accomplished. But I won't be sharing this one with my friends.
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