Highest 2 Lowest (2025) (original) (raw)
When a titan music mogul is targeted with a ransom plot, he is jammed up in a life-or-death moral dilemma. A reinterpretation of Akira Kurosawa�s crime thriller �High and Low�, now played out on the mean streets of modern day New York City.
When a titan music mogul is targeted with a ransom plot, he is jammed up in a life-or-death moral dilemma. A reinterpretation of Akira Kurosawa�s crime thriller �High and Low�, now played out on the mean streets of modern day New York City. (less)
Director: Spike Lee
Writers: Evan Hunter, Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni, Ry�z� Kikushima, Eijir� Hisaita, Alan Fox
Starring: Denzel Washington, Jeffrey Wright, A$AP Rocky, Ilfenesh Hadera, Dean Winters, Michael Potts
Producer: Todd Black
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Review by Brian Orndorf, August 14, 2025
10 / 10
�Highest 2 Lowest� isn�t meant to be an original film from director Spike Lee. It�s a remake of a beloved 1963 Akira Kurosawa picture and an adaptation of a 1959 novel. It�s familiar work for those who�ve enjoyed the story before, but Lee is utterly determined to make his own way with the tale, joined by screenwriter Alan Fox. The effort maintains Lee�s DNA throughout, finding the helmer making one of the best features of his career with this examination of a kidnapping and response involving a record label executive already facing all kinds of difficulties on the job. Lee reunites with actor ...read more...
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