File this under where ever one files the movies that I’ve seen specifically for one actor because I heard he does sexy things in it. Actor was Adrien Brody. The sexy things was a strip show that he does to turn the menfolk on in the summer of 1977.This is only the 2nd Spike Lee “joint” that I’ve seen and I’ll still watch the rest of his films because he seems to attract the A-list pretty consistantly despite not being all that great at what he does. I think this is because most people fear that they could miss out on the next Do The Right Thing when really that’s clearly not the case.Don’t let the title fool you-this movie is only marginally about the murders comitted by David Berkowitz AKA the Son of Sam. That was my other draw (I love serial killer movies). This one could have been a precursor to Zodiac if Lee had decided to go that way with it, but that wasn’t meant to be.The film focuses on a predominantly Italian neighborhood in the super hot summer of 1977 with the murders as a backdrop to a plot that doesn’t really need it. The film could have been about the tensions that run high as one person from the neighborhood (Brody’s character Richie) dares to move away from the crowd and become something different (in this case, a punk rocker with a band that plays at CBGB’s). Being someone who for quite some time thought that she was 100% anti-establishment, it was really great to see that attitude brought to the forefront and being played with such sympathy by Brody. He’s the only character you care about and it says something about the other actors in the film (John Leguzamo especially) that they are all so good at making you hate them.I will say this about Lee-he knows how to set the tone for the movie. The whole thing just feels sticky, hot, and oppressive. It was like the sun was in the room with me as I watched it. He nails the tone of summer, but not much else.

File this under where ever one files the movies that I’ve seen specifically for one actor because I heard he does sexy things in it. Actor was Adrien Brody. The sexy things was a strip show that he does to turn the menfolk on in the summer of 1977.
This is only the 2nd Spike Lee “joint” that I’ve seen and I’ll still watch the rest of his films because he seems to attract the A-list pretty consistantly despite not being all that great at what he does. I think this is because most people fear that they could miss out on the next Do The Right Thing when really that’s clearly not the case.
Don’t let the title fool you-this movie is only marginally about the murders comitted by David Berkowitz AKA the Son of Sam. That was my other draw (I love serial killer movies). This one could have been a precursor to Zodiac if Lee had decided to go that way with it, but that wasn’t meant to be.
The film focuses on a predominantly Italian neighborhood in the super hot summer of 1977 with the murders as a backdrop to a plot that doesn’t really need it. The film could have been about the tensions that run high as one person from the neighborhood (Brody’s character Richie) dares to move away from the crowd and become something different (in this case, a punk rocker with a band that plays at CBGB’s). Being someone who for quite some time thought that she was 100% anti-establishment, it was really great to see that attitude brought to the forefront and being played with such sympathy by Brody. He’s the only character you care about and it says something about the other actors in the film (John Leguzamo especially) that they are all so good at making you hate them.
I will say this about Lee-he knows how to set the tone for the movie. The whole thing just feels sticky, hot, and oppressive. It was like the sun was in the room with me as I watched it. He nails the tone of summer, but not much else.