Da Sweet Blood of Jesus (2014)

Da Sweet Blood of Jesus: Directed by Spike Lee. With Stephen Tyrone Williams, Zaraah Abrahams, Rami Malek, Elvis Nolasco. An anthropologist awakes with a thirst for blood after an assistant stabs him with a cursed dagger.

“In this Independent, Kick-Starter Film there is much u0026quot;Blacknessu0026quot;, Typical of Spike Lee. From the Opening Non-Sequitur of Free-Style u0026quot;Dancingu0026#39; in the the Streetsu0026quot; to all of the Black Heritage with Culture Wall Hangings and u0026quot;Revival Meetingu0026quot; Church Whailings, there is u0026quot;Blacknessu0026quot; Everywhere.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eEven the Borderline Blasphemous (with context to the Film) Title is u0026quot;Black Speaku0026quot;. The Film, a Remake of a 1972 u0026quot;Blaxploitationu0026quot; Called u0026quot;Ganja and Hessu0026quot;, is the Story of an Upper-Class Blood Licker. Itu0026#39;s a Beautifully Shot, Mess of a Story about, one Guesses, Addiction. But Who Knows? The Movie is so Everywhere the Message gets Lost somewhere between the Soft-Porn and the Awful Acting.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe Filmu0026#39;s Ambiguity Sparks Over Analysis. Truth be Told the Movie is Visually Arresting and Not Much Else. Itu0026#39;s Different, certainly Not for Everyone, and is somewhat Engaging, but the Pace and the Script are so Slow and Uninteresting that there is Never any real Connection Between the Audience and the Screen. Itu0026#39;s Voyeuristic and Self-Indulegent, even more so than usual for the Director, to a Fault.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOverall, Recommended for Art-House Patrons, Spike Lee Check-Listers, and Seekers of Off-Beat and Midnight Type Movies. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThere is an Artist at Work here, and like All Artists, Not Every Work is a Masterpiece.”