Ron Stallworth, an African American police officer from Colorado Springs, CO, successfully manages to infiltrate the local Ku Klux Klan branch with the help of a Jewish surrogate who eventually becomes its leader. Based on actual events.
Director: Spike Lee
Stars: John David Washington, Adam Driver, Laura Harrier.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7349662/
the Oscars are tomorrow. This has 6 noms.
JDW (b. '84) is son of Denzel. I did not guess that; I read it in the IMDb trivia. But knowing this, his voice does have a familiar tone.
Although this is based on real events, I still find it implausible that they used one cop to interact with the Klan on the phone, and another in person. I'd think you'd transfer all interactions to the in-person cop.
Early on, when AD is chosen to be the in-person operative, a colleague spots his Star of David necklace. But later he talks about not being a practicing Jew. Seems inconsistent.
The story is just as jaw-dropping as it sounds. But it doesn't connect with me emotionally as much as couple of other Best Picture noms. I did like SL adding the footage of the 2017 Charlottesville events as the epilogue.
Rated 7.5 (111,730)
Focus Features (Universal) & more, dir. Lee; 7
