Reviews for this film from our members:
- Jason Bailey @ DVD Talk
- Excerpt: ‘Red Hook Summer’ is something of a contradiction. Or, in other words, it’s a new Spike Lee Joint.
- [New – 12/27] | Joshua Brunsting @ The CriterionCast
- Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat @ SpiritualityandPractice.com
- Excerpt: A thought-provoking drama from Spike Lee about coming-of-age, fundamentalist Christianity, African-American discontent, and the unforgivable sin.
- Kimberly Gadette @ doddle
- Jesse Hassenger @ PopMatters
- Glenn Heath Jr. @ Slant Magazine
- Donald Levit @ ReelTalk Movie Reviews
- Jamie S. Rich @ Portland Mercury
- Excerpt: For his new film, “Red Hook Summer,” the 55-year-old director [Spike Lee] has gone independent, shot on digital, and gathered a bevy of controversial topics guaranteed to spark outrage and debate. “Red Hook Summer” is his most incendiary and fascinating movie since the 1990s, blending “Do the Right Thing” with “Crooklyn” by relating difficult subject matter through the experience of a child.
- Ron Wilkinson @ Monstersandcritics.com
- Excerpt: Skipping over the neighborhood like a spinning stone, Lee’s rocking Red Hook looks great in Technicolor.
