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Crooklyn (1994)

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Reviews Counted: 25

Fresh: 19

Rotten:6

Average Rating: 6.7/10

Runtime: 1 hr 54 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: With CROOKLYN, Spike Lee revisits through the eyes of a young girl the Brooklyn of his youth, resulting in an innocent, touching comedy about one summer in the life of a large family. The only sister in a family full of boys, Troy Carmichael... With CROOKLYN, Spike Lee revisits through the eyes of a young girl the Brooklyn of his youth, resulting in an innocent, touching comedy about one summer in the life of a large family. The only sister in a family full of boys, Troy Carmichael (Zelda Harris) has to be strong, smart and quick with her fists if necessary. Although they argue more than they talk, the Carmichaels draw from a deep well of love for one another. Over the course of the summer, Troy weathers her parents' separation and reconciliation (characters played with deep sincerity by Alfre Woodard and Delroy Lindo), takes a wild visit to her cousin's in Virginia, and must learn to cope with personal tragedy when it strikes. Lee co-scripted the film with siblings Joie and Cinque--who claim that it isn't strictly autobiographical--yet CROOKLYN rings true with a nostalgia and detail that makes it feel like a home movie. Flexing his technical skills, Lee shot all of the Virginia scenes with a distorted lens to reflect Troy's confusion with her new surroundings. Featuring an onslaught of 1970s pop culture references and a seemingly endless pop music soundtrack, CROOKLYN yet remains a universal viewing experience. [More]

Starring: Alfre Woodard, Delroy Lindo, David Patrick Kelly, Zelda Harris

Starring: Alfre Woodard, Delroy Lindo, David Patrick Kelly, Zelda Harris, Spike Lee, Joie Lee, RuPaul, Jose Zuniga, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Bokeem Woodbine, Pee Wee Love, Dan Grimaldi, Rene Ojeda

Director: Spike Lee

Director: Spike Lee
Producer: Spike Lee
Screenwriter: Cinque Lee, Joie Lee, Spike Lee
Composer: Terence Blanchard

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Feb 23, 1999

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
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  • Letterbox - 1.85
  • Single Side - Single Layer

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  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - French

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Lee is a great self-promoter. After all his press releases and all his interviews, we are given films that are sketchy, unfelt and distancing -- incidents in Lee's career, the only drama that really interests him.

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09/23/08
Richard Schickel
TIME Magazine
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While Lee fails to impose sufficient structure on his material, expertly drawn performances help vividly to evoke the family and street life of an era untroubled by crack or drive-by shootings.

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09/23/08
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09/23/08
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It's not Lee's most challenging work, but it's certainly amongst his most charming.

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09/23/08
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A sub-par vision of Brooklyn with some bright spots

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11/29/07
Felix Vasquez Jr.
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An affectionate look at youthful adventures.

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12/14/06
Michael A. Smith
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The key problem is that the film is simply a ragged series of anecdotal sketches.

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06/24/06
Geoff Andrew
Time Out
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Loosely based on Spike Lee's growing up in Brooklyn in the 1970s, the casual, warm, apolitical (for Lee) script took a life of its own during the development process.

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06/06/06
Emanuel Levy
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07/04/05
Emanuel Levy
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One of Lee's more modest but admirable pieces.

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02/24/04
Jon Niccum
Lawrence Journal-World
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Um dos melhores trabalhos de Spike Lee, este filme foi solenemente ignorado pela Academia – uma mancha que o Oscar carregará para sempre em seu histórico.

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02/11/04
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena
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Standard Spike Lee fare, which means it comes with its high and low points.

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12/22/03
Gabe Leibowitz
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Uneven Lee film -- and the reel printed in uncorrected 'scope is a really bad idea.

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10/01/03
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
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An idiosyncratic domestic drama written and directed by Spike Lee

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07/20/03
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice
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It's the first Spike Lee film with the potential to be turned into a television show. More important, it's the first one to display real warmth of heart.

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05/20/03
Janet Maslin
New York Times
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05/20/03
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08/08/02
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
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An ambitious failure from Spike Lee.

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08/05/02
Mike McGranaghan
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One of Spike's most underrated and insightful.

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07/26/02
Scott Weinberg
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This remarkable movie will haunt you for a good long time.

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05/12/01
Peter Travers
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