Movie Review: Highest 2 Lowest
Spike Lee returns to the director’s chair with Highest 2 Lowest, a gritty, stylish reimagining of Akira Kurosawa’s 1963 masterpiece High and Low, itself a loose adaptation of Ed McBain’s novel King’s Ransom. Transplanted from Yokohama to modern-day New York City, the film breathes new life into the classic crime thriller with bold performances, sleek cinematography, and a sharp social conscience.
Denzel Washington anchors the film as a revered music executive whose high-rise lifestyle is shattered when he becomes entangled in a harrowing ransom plot. As the lines blur between personal sacrifice and public image, Washington delivers a nuanced portrayal of power, guilt, and moral reckoning.
Jeffrey Wright provides a cerebral counterbalance, while Ilfenesh Hadera commands presence with understated strength. In their big-screen debuts, Ice Spice and A$AP Rocky bring raw charisma to roles that weave the cultural fabric of the city into the narrative itself.
Lee’s direction pulses with urgency, trading Kurosawa’s stark black-and-white composition for a color-drenched neo-noir aesthetic. From penthouses to project stairwells, he captures a city vibrating with inequality and tension. Fox’s screenplay updates the ethical dilemmas of the source material to reflect the contemporary landscape of fame, money, and social justice.
Highest 2 Lowest isn’t just a retelling—it’s a reinvention. A tribute to Kurosawa, yes, but more than that, it’s a Spike Lee joint through and through: politically charged, emotionally potent, and artistically daring.
DIRECTOR: Spike Lee
CAST: Denzel Washington, Jeffrey Wright, Ilfenesh Hadera, and A$AP Rocky
Distributed by A24 -Apple Original Films
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