What I liked about this one was the focus. Spike Lee is often somewhat unfocused in his films, and this film forced him to hone in. We are on a bus from Los Angeles to Washington D.C. The destination is the Million Man March. That's it. What can Lee show us within these limited parameters? What sort of men are on the bus? Young, old. Rich, poor. Willing, unwilling. Gay, straight. Dark, light. And with nothing but time, we get to hear them tell their stories. Mistakes they've made, lessons they've learned, what they hope to learn by going to the March, and so on. Naturally, there's some conflict between the men -- their stories, backgrounds, beliefs. There's also some unexpected camaraderie. In fact, maybe they learn more about themselves and each other during that long bus ride than they would if they had even made it to the event. They didn't make it to the event? Well, they came close, but Jeremiah (Ossie Davis) up and has a heart attack right as they ente...
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