The actor who portrayed the peacher was very very good; however, I got so tired of hearing his long preachy sermons. The whole movie had too much preaching in it. The story didn't make sense to me. The young actors were not very good. Too bad. They were earnest and somehow charismatic, but need some acting lessons. Sounded like they were reading lines. Not Spike's best.

Parabolically using his own "community" to assault the Babylonian pedophile priesthood's "cult of male prostitutes," the entity Our Founder, Thomas Jefferson, correctly identified as "the real Anti-Christ," "an engine for enslaving mankind," whose Fifth Column Rockefeller-Bush faction just committed 9/11 after assassinating Dr. King and JFK to send us as papal catspaw to their latifundial estate of Vietnam, Spike Lee, in "Red Hook Summer," shows a courage and integrity Scorcese never bothered to exhibit until "The Departed," and then only using the Irish instead of his own "community." Viewers are given a dividend by watching this revealing and revolutionary work, with a performance by Colman Domingo, a clear front-runner for the next Best Supporting Actor Oscar.

the acting was very natural and human like. every character seemed as close to the real thing as they possibly could. tho i felt as if i was actually in church for lengthy parts of the film, it was the perfect set up for the eruption that lied ahead.. a must see.

This latest film by Spike Lee is for individuals who appreciate a fine art film, with intellectual depth surrounding the complexities of life, to the deeper questions of our desire and commitment to personal empowerment and social transformation. In other words, if you can't make sense out of what's going on in the story, and how everything comes together, you ain't been thinking. The stage is centered in "A Little Piece of Heaven," an old church standing amidst the adversities of urban life, including the blessings of a transitioning neighborhood. Instead the church becomes a crutch for some (bishop and deacon) to cover personal failings. We see hope and despair in the lives of a teenage boy and girl as well as the jadedness of a young gang leader. There is so much more I could write, but I really believe "Red Hook Summer" is one Lee's best works to-date.

Red Hook Summer is a spectacular story. This is a very emotional movie where you treasure friendship, importance of family, and how incredible young people are. You love these characters, they are going through things, and you just want to give them a hug. It is a joyful movie, but serious things are in thier world. I just loved the movie!