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I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

Great Film overall

Best movie ever!

There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

This is not a perfect film but it is entertaining and interesting. But more importantly it is very necessary considering everything going on today plus I didn't even know some on the college campuses were actually hosting racist-a## parties like that. But anyway, the film has an excellent concept behind it but it is poorly executed. However, like I said before this is such an important topic and you do not see Hollywood doing anything about it until someone twists their arm. Long story short, a better director would have done a lot more with the material.

I thought that the movie started off being very humorous then slowly became more and more serious as it went on; heading towards the finish line it felt to me almost like a documentary on race and the consequences of racism and its inevitable reaction.The acting was generally very good, as were the production values and the story idea. I have watched Black-ish and am not sure if it is my imagination or not, but there seems to be a rise of race motivated comedy and satire: towards the end of the Obama-era and heading into Trump-time.As a Limey, I found the film hard to follow at points, due the large amount of American cultural references.I would say that it would not be everyone's' cup of tea and probably doesn't translate too well outside of the USA; but apart from that most American adults would probably find the film worth having a look at.

This film, contrary to the title, is not a letter to white people. This is a view in to the inner conversations that take place in black culture. As a white man, I am not normally privy to these conversations. Many people with my pigment feel that black culture is a singular being (odd, since white is clearly not a singular culture). This is a conversation between blacks about where they belong as a minority culture in a white society. The movie has some interesting talking points, and should be credited with attempting to start a conversation on race. I don't think it took hold enough. The movie is an outgrowth of Morgan Freeman's character in "Glory", when he grabs Denzel Washington and gets in his face, "Who you calling. . . There white boys out there dying. . . " Take time to watch it, and listen to how a group talks to itself. If you are white, it isn't a story against you. The conversation isn't about harming you. it is about black people trying to understand what being black means post Civil Rights. There is no loss in not being a part of the conversation. This film is absolutely no threat to me.

I was not sure how I felt about this film until gave it more thought after viewing it. I was thrown a bit because James was not really the star. I thought he might play the Greek chorus role, narrating and summarizing what was happening as the movie progressed. While Lionel had some impact toward the end, it seemed that he was just another student whose experiences came to the forefront on occasion in the midst of other events. His actions at the party seemed tacked on rather than a depiction of actual anger. He seemed too detached up to that event to care that much. The scene that struck me the most was when Dean Fairbanks (Dennis Haysbert-"The Unit") lectured his son. It was what he didn't say that was important. He told his son, in subtle terms, that hanging out and acting like the white frat boys would sink his ambitions. If Spike has written this speech, I believe he would have been more explicit. I believe Mr. Lee would have said, in no uncertain terms, that those "white boys" had their futures set for them as long as they didn't blow it completely. The path to the executive suite, law firm partnership or high political office was already theirs as long as they followed the tried and true path set for them by their parents. College was a just a step along the way. Graduation (not high grades) is all that is needed. He didn't tell him explicitly that these same people would be the ones leaking information about his past if he ever came in competition with them. Their families and friends could protect them; his could not. He would have told him that he was mistaken to believe that he was equal by merely attending the same school. That soliloquy and what it suggested comprised some of the movies' best lines.The party scene, offensive enough on its own, took on new meaning during the credits, which reported that parties like this one were occurring today at the nation's college campuses. A sad indictment that informs us the notion of racial equality is still a pipe dream in the US of A, generations from fruition. The children have, unfortunately, been "taught well."