Originally Posted by Janszoon

Red Hook Summer (2012)
I have really mixed feelings about this movie. I liked the premise, liked the setting, liked the way it was shot and thought Clarke Peters gave a great performance. But the whole thing felt kind of half-assed, like Spike Lee had decided to film a rough draft of a script, and the two adolescents at the heart of the story were two of the worst actors I've ever seen in my life.