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Oct 6, 2000 · The film is a satirical attack on the way TV uses and misuses African-American images, but many viewers will leave the theater thinking Lee has misused them himself.
A blistering satire of network television's pitfalls and prejudices, a humorous look at how race, ratings and the pursuit of power lead to a television writer's stunning rise and tragic downfall.
- (106)
- Spike Lee
- R
- Damon Wayans
Oct 20, 2000 · 191 User reviews. 64 Critic reviews. 56 Metascore. Awards. 2 wins & 10 nominations.
- (12K)
- Comedy, Drama, Music
- Spike Lee
- 2000-10-20
Bamboozled is a singular film in Lee’s canon for so many reasons—the Mini DV being but one. On rewatch and with 20 years of hindsight to our advantage, it also reveals itself to be exemplary.
No filmmaker knows better than Mr. Lee how laughter can be the surest avenue to painful and scary truths. And ''Bamboozled,'' which takes its title from a Malcolm X speech warning that black...
Oct 2, 2000 · Reviews. Oct 2, 2000 12:00am PT. Bamboozled. As angry and polemical as "Do the Right Thing," but not as powerful or accomplished, Spike Lee's "Bamboozled" is an ambitious satire on race and...
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 53% based on reviews from 106 critics. The site's consensus is: "Bamboozled is too heavy-handed in its satire and comes across as more messy and overwrought than biting." [3] On Metacritic it has a score of 54% based on reviews from 39 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [4]
