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Spike Lee’s ‘Highest 2 Lowest’ praised

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Spike Lee's Highest 2 Lowest Is The First Great A$AP Rocky Film

When news broke that Spike Lee was remaking Akira Kurosawa’s crime classic High and Low, you’d be forgiven for feeling at least a little nervous. The director’s track record when it comes to reinterpreting beloved cinema is far from stellar: his 2013 take on Park Chan-wook’s cult classic Oldboy was less a reimagining and more a greatest-hits highlight reel that failed to capture the exhilarating yet queasy spirit of Park’s film.

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‘Highest 2 Lowest’ Review: Spike Lee Returns with a Jarringly Fun and Upbeat Riff on One of Akira Kurosawa’s Bleakest Films

Denzel Washington gives his most commanding screen performance in ages as a music tycoon who thinks his son has been kidnapped.

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'Highest 2 Lowest' Review: Denzel Washington and Spike Lee Take on Kurosawa in Vibrant Crime Drama | Cannes 2025

Spike Lee remakes Akira Kurosawa's High and Low into a thrilling caper crime movie starring Denzel Washington and Jeffrey Wright.

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‘Highest 2 Lowest’ Review: Denzel Washington and Spike Lee Reunite in Dazzling Thriller Suffused With Lush New York City Vibes

The reinterpretation of Akira Kurosawa’s masterful 1963 police procedural about an abduction and ransom plot also stars ...

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‘Highest 2 Lowest’ Review: Spike Lee’s Kurosawa-Inspired Kidnapping Drama Isn’t So Much a Remake as a Manifesto

Denzel Washington plays a music mogul who faces a series of big moral choices in a film whose sensational third act justifies ...

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