Jungle Fever

  • 1991


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Positive Reviews 28
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Average Rating 3.9/5
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3.2
Lee doesnt actually devote many scenes to Flipper and Angies affair. EW
4.4
Brilliant when it examines the people who surround his feverish couple, but uncertain when it comes to the lovers themselves. Rogerebert
4.5
Lee tackles the subject of interracial romance from the unavoidable vantage point that, while things today are more open, they are also considerably m .. Variety
4.5
Instead of showing how prejudice seeps into the private intimacies of daily life, the film turns its attention to the other characters. Time Out
0.5
Which isnt to say that we dont form a relationship with these creatures.
4.5
Although Lee doesnt repeat the disastrously cliched conclusion of Mo Better Blues, he brings Jungle to an anticlimactic halt.
3.5
There are two powerful movies here, unfortunately, they dont coexist easily.
3.0
I believe that Lee has some interesting things to say about it, but he gets too weighted down by the dubiousness of it all. E Film Critic
4.0
Includes a number of memorable set pieces, most notably a visit to a crack den which, accompanied by the epic sound of Stevie Wonders Living In The Ci ..
4.5
Spike Lees disturbing film about the racial, gender, class, and social tensions in urban America. Spirituality And Practice
3.0
Lees direction is wonderfully fluid and, as in most of his movies, he is superbly served by the striking cinematography of Ernest Dickerson and strong .. Radio Times
4.5
This is why it must be counted a lesser achievement than its great predecessor, despite its own considerable merits. Cs Monitor
4.4
That he doesnt always resolve the conflicts he creates or probe deeply the issues he raises doesnt seem to be as important to him as forcing us to thi .. Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
3.8
A thematic follow up to Do the Right Thing, this is a powerful melodrama about the fatal and fateful effects of interracial romance. Emanuellevy
3.8
Ironically, JUNGLE FEVERs central relationship between the uppish buppie and the self reliant, working class white girl may be the least interesting o .. Movies Tv Guide
4.2
The introductory jokes still work, the animated opening titles are fondly recalled, and hey, theres a familiar face playing Mitchs son! Brian Or Ndorf
4.4
A smart, very assured film about interracial relations but also about racial misconceptions in general. Montreal Film Journal
4.5
Its uneven, but its best moments such as Samuel L Jacksons performance are amongst Lees finest achievements on film. Film 4
4.5
Strong and powerful, Jungle Fever dares us to be disinterested, dares us to turn away. La Times
4.5
There are so many voices you may think youre swimming through a maelstrom, but thanks to Lee its all superbly orchestrated. Chicago Reader
2.5
Instead of Jungle Fever, Lee serves up just another tepid variation on Romeo and Juliet. Articles Chicago Tribune
4.4
And it isnt it refreshing to talk about a thoughtful movie in a summer full of fluff Jungle Fever is another important, risk taking film from Spike Le .. Articles Chicago Tribune
4.5
As long as director Spike (Do the Right Thing) Lee focuses on their relationship, this is an engrossing film. People
3.1
By films end, theres almost nothing left but a collection of one note characters who behave with a minimum of logic. Seattle Times
3.0
Throughout Jungle Fever, filmmaker Lee is always searching for original approaches. Articles Orlando Sentinel
3.8
However diffuse the movies agenda, it is never less than thoroughly involving. Articles Philly
4.4
Jungle Fever is so many graceful things, so many angry things, so many truly moving things that its occasional faults are the faults of excess passion .. Articles Baltimore Sun
4.5
Lee is one of the most important American filmmakers of the past two decades, and the challenges, sincerity, humanity and fierceness of his work are a .. Net Flix
4.5
Jungle Fever is confidently acted, brilliantly written and thoroughly provocative. Articles Sun Sentinel
1.5
Lees mosaic has some masterful background details but a gaping hole at the center.
4.5
Lee is so adept that he is able to transcend the symmetry that the narrative more or less imposes on him. Partners Ny Times



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