Highest 2 Lowest
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Apple TVWhen a titan music mogul, widely known as having the "best ears in the business", is targeted with a ransom plot, he is jammed up in a life-or-death moral dilemma.
Apple TVWhen a titan music mogul, widely known as having the "best ears in the business", is targeted with a ransom plot, he is jammed up in a life-or-death moral dilemma.
Similar to Lee’s public persona, “Highest 2 Lowest” is a chaos agent of a movie, the kind of lavish, unpredictable crime thriller that zips when you expect it to zoom. It begins on a slow and sleepy climb, worrying the viewer that the director might’ve finally lost his touch, before exploding into a manic filmmaking cornucopia that includes some of the best images of Lee’s long career. “Highest 2 Lowest” is a faithful adaptation of Kurosawa’s “High and Low,” until it’s not. It’s a long-winded procedural, until it’s not.
Lee's latest joint, Highest 2 Lowest, isn't near-perfect, nor does it reach the creative heights of his best work in four-plus decades of filmmaking.Sponsor Message. It seems strange to be critiquing a Spike Lee joint for not being hard-hitting enough, but there are worse sins. If Highest 2 Lowest falls short of searing analysis, it nevertheless reiterates that Lee and Washington — who's been on the verge of "retiring" from leading-man status as far back as Inside Man — are invigorated by this work, and it shows.
