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No filmmaker since Woody Allen has loved New York like this, but Lee is prepared to show it in all its stark ugliness.

This emerges as a piece of bravura filmmaking that tackles huge themes with style and intelligence while providing a compelling narrative drive.

Though not entirely successful, Lee's adaptation certainly has balls.

Lee is inventive in his shooting - particularly in his use of an aerial camera above the stage and another that lurks at the back at barefoot level, both capturing elements of the performance that an audience on the night would not be able to see.

There's a lot of interesting stuff here and the potential for a powerful film. This is Lee in quirky mode, however, empowered by Netflix to do pretty much whatever he wants and quickly losing his focus.

The madness and the badness is everywhere - the dangerous and the foolish

The film is uneven and, at times, sentimental, with a terrific performance from Washington in a less than glamorous role.

One of the tricksiest, most tautly plotted rollercoaster rides through the thriller genre since The Usual Suspects.

The veteran director brings more than enough to the table to make his version well worth watching.

Me hate it.

The film is directionless and charmless.