Chi-Raq
No peace. No piece.
No peace. No piece.
Comedy, Crime, Drama
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2015
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A modern day adaptation of the ancient Greek play Lysistrata by Aristophanes, set against the backdrop of gang violence in Chicago.
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Details
Runtime:
127 min
Release date:
4 Dec 2015
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
4 wins & 14 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
Lee returns to engaging, enraged form with Chi-Raq, combining social commentary, anger, humour, dramatics and over-the-top style in a sometimes messy mix that uses every trick necessary to put a spotlight on America's poisonous love affair with guns.
– Linda Barnard,
Toronto Star,
18 Mar 2016
fresh:
Lee's film is worth seeing for its bombastic excess and camo-clad dance scenes. But if you're looking for tactful visual responses to the Black Lives Matter movement and the effects of police brutality, this isn't it.
– Julia Cooper,
Globe and Mail,
18 Mar 2016
fresh:
Never subtle, always strident and absolutely necessary.
– Bruce Kirkland,
Toronto Sun,
17 Mar 2016
fresh:
It's messy in places, as Lee's movies tend to be. But there isn't a moment that Chi-Raq isn't alive. This is a deeply serious, biting picture that also has joy in its heart.
– Stephanie Zacharek,
TIME Magazine,
10 Dec 2015
rotten:
You long for "Chi-Raq" to succeed. Sad to report, it's an awkward affair, stringing out its tearful scenes of mourning, and going wildly astray with its lurches into farce.
– Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
7 Dec 2015