This is a Spike Lee film starring Edward Norton and Philip Seymour Hoffman, amongst other notables. Shall I say more? Yes? Okay...
I'm of the opinion that Mssr. Lee has a vivid understanding of what makes people tick. Combine that sensibility with his innate ability to show us the good, bad and ugly of his our beloved New York, and voila! He was the first to shoot live footage of heartbreaking remains at the Twin Towers and incorporate the same into a film. It was tough to watch that scene...
Monty, played by E.N., was spending his last twenty-four hours, before imprisonment for drug dealing. We experience his highs, lows, fears and thoughts, as he solves the age-old mystery of just whom does one trust. All this is played to incredible background music, ending with Bruce Springstein's "The Rising"... icing on the proverbial Cake Of Creativity.
Even the rather slow pace of the film seemed to have a purpose. Who wouldn't try to stretch their last hurrah?
Watch...you might like it, too.
