Spike Lee continues to chronicle his tales about his Brooklyn haven for film making. A cantankerous kid from Atlanta is sent to Brooklyn to spend the summer with his Bishop grandfather where conflicts arise immediately between grandfather and Flik, the kid, who have never met before. Spike Lee portrays Brooklyn quite accurately even documenting the odd tree one might find amid the concrete jungles. The relationships of the Brooklynites range drastically as in all Spike's films. The plight of the Atlanta boy seems hopeless, but then a little miracle of sorts happens. This tale from Mr. Lee reminds me very much of a fairy tale in that we have the good and bad with the good prospering. The problem is that Red Hook Summer though enjoyable as a story of youth and innocence is not really a great movie, more of a quickie for Spike Lee. There is no way it can be compared to Lee's true masterpieces. I do, however, recommend this tale for the younger folk, with parental approval. Of course. As said, it almost plays out as a fairy tale, the children roughly 10 to 12 years old. There is nothing offensive about the film. There are lessons galore to be learned from this cautionary tale, just one more reason to enjoy it as a family experience.
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