BlacKkKlansman

Parental Rating: R

Contains: Language    Violence    Adult Content    

Jill's Review

Opens August 10, 2018

Runs 135 minutes

Ron Stallworth (John David Washington - yes Denzel's son) becomes the first African American police officer in Colorado Springs, Colorado in the early 1970's. He moves up quickly and soon begins a dialogue with the local chapter of the KKK. Soon, he is a full-fledged member and ready to go undercover to help expose these dangerous men. But being a black man, he must send in a white man to portray him. Officer Flip Zimmerman (Adam Driver) becomes the white Ron Stallworth and is soon attending meetings and taking target practice with his new Aryan friends. This film follows Ron as he infiltrates the KKK and even begins a relationship with the Grand Wizard, David Duke (Topher Grace) himself. This is an amazing story based on the real Ron Stallworth and how a black man was able to become a card carryiing member of the KKK and take down the local chapter.

This is a pretty good film directed by Spike Lee. I am not a huge fan of Spike's most recent films but this one is actually one of his best and most accessible movies. It is based on a true story which makes it even more outlandish - that a black man was able to infiltrate the KKK and actually become a card-carrying member is crazy. John David Washington does a great job. There are definitely times you can hear his father's speech patterns in his voice. He is one to watch. He is really good. And, Adam Driver is great, also. He is such a good actor. He is the one that actually had to meet with these hate-filled people and you could definitely feel the tension every time he was in the same room as them. This is a fascinating story that takes place in the 1970's. There was still blatant racism at that time and it was interesting how Spike Lee dealt with all of the issues. Overall, it is an entertaining and even eye-opening film. Although, Spike Lee had to add some additional digs at the country today and the President which I didn't appreciate. Overlooking those few items, this is a film worth seeing so go see it.

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