"Sit down and let's talk. "Highest 2 Lowest" has been in theaters since mid-August and now it's coming to Apple TV+ to stream. We've gotta speak about this re-teaming of Spike Lee and Denzel Washington; it's their first film together since " Inside Man." Though we're both equally high on this latest joint, we're both coming at this from two very different generations. Which is what the movie is sorta about!"
"Considering what happened with " Oldboy" and " Da Sweet Blood of Jesus," two remakes of classics that didn't pan out well, I was sweating as the Cannes premiere for this fired up. Denzel is acting, acting. A$AP Rocky, who plays the Tsutomu Yamazaki role in this remake of "High Low," more than holds his own with Denzel. Jeffrey Wright quietly grounds this film. The Puerto Rican day parade is up there with Spike's best scenes."
Highest 2 Lowest reimagines Akira Kurosawa's High and Low as a contemporary Brooklyn crime drama exploring wealth, class, and cultural identity. Denzel Washington portrays David King, a music mogul compelled to pay a ransom after a hip-hop artist named Yung Felon (A$AP Rocky) accidentally kidnaps the son of an assistant played by Jeffrey Wright. Spike Lee reunites with Denzel Washington for their first film together since Inside Man. The film combines large-scale storytelling, sharp humor, and explicitly Black perspectives while honoring Kurosawa's structure. A$AP Rocky delivers a notably strong performance, Jeffrey Wright provides steady grounding, and a Puerto Rican day parade sequence stands out. The film opened in theaters mid‑August and is coming to Apple TV+.
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