Filme mais ou menos, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas mas o drama do filme salvou um pouco de ser ruim, o elenco não ajuda muito, e a história é mais ou menos.

The strange, contrived dialog seems to be a stylistic choice. You either accept it or if you take it too seriously, you can critique a film like this all the way through. The dialog is often delivered like it's a play or as if the lines were just memorized. Harvey Keitel, Keith David & Delroy Lindo were great in the film. Michael Imperioli too. Clockers is definitely worth a watch. It's not my personal favorite, but I respect it. 66/100

Delray Lindo really shines as does Keitel. Yeah, sometimes too many flashy tricks by Lee, but strong story.

The ending at first glance might seen out of place, but since Lee's focus here is violence and dehumanization one can understand the desire to find an escape route. As is typical to his work the characters are sublimely realized with even the worst of the worst coming across as real human beings.

I stumbled upon the very ending by fluke only and wow was the last song so bad!, so weak! So to that I will not be watching this film! I am not ignorant, I just truly believe in powerful songs to keep a movie strong overall! Some song choices in film ruin movies and this was one of them!

It isn't exactly my taste but the great Spike Lee makes it engaging.

Thought this movie would've been better. Pretty boring not much action or anything to keep you interested.

The ending at first glance might seen out of place, but since Lee's focus here is violence and dehumanization one can understand the desire to find an escape route. As is typical to his work the characters are sublimely realized with even the worst of the worst coming across as real human beings.

Spike Lee classic! My favorite Spike Lee joint and a very underrated one at that.

Exactly what you would expect from a Spike Lee and Martin Scorsese collaboration, it's a masterpiece. The entire cast shines and I mean everyone from small to large role in the film. Great soundtrack to match the mood of each scene. In my top 10 forever.

Spike Lee, in a raw and gritty manner, displays the heart wrenching effects of the violence and death caused by the drug trade. Due to Lee's precision here it is easier to understand, while still acting as an awful commentary on society, how emotionally immune the drug dealers, police, and even children growing up in this environment can become, and how that level of comfortability with such an abnormal human experience is exactly what perpetuates the endless cycle of drugs, jail and death. 7.5/10

From the opening credits director Spike Lee wants you to know what kind of movie you're here for This is really one of the most uncomfortable graphic opening scenes I've seen in a while Basically it's a collection of still shots of blacks gunned down, murdered etc The story adapted from Richard Price's book centers on Mekhi Phifer in his feature film debut starring next to Harvey Keitel and John Turturro "Strike" is a drug dealer in New York City Keitel is Detective Rocco assigned to him but when a deal goes bad involving someone getting killed "Strike" is the number one suspect and Isaiah Washington as his brother takes the fall for him Rocco is supposed to protect and serve the citizens but it's obvious he shows his ‘whiteness' on more than a few occasions The title is another word for low-level runner as a conduit for dealers and addicts Spike Lee along with Martin Scorsese looks at the life in the hood but making a final curtain call for this sub genre It's the impact of crack cocaine on the inner city and the failure of the education system when it comes to black youth There's a lot of authenticity to be had with this one When you take a life it's forever, too many kids are killed on the streets and it's no joke, drugs are like truth serum they show us who we really are Mekhi Phifer's performance is honest and sincere For a time it seemed that gangsta rap diminished any black political enlightenment but Lee brought its meaning back into the foray with this movie, heck he's kept a strong head on his shoulders painting fairness and understanding not necessarily blaming white America for the many transgressions blacks have had to face Even right now with the social climate as it is with the current black lives matter protests the change is still unchanged as shown in the film Maybe this movie is a bit too talky at times but it's heart is in the right place making a statement about the dangers and costs of running around dealing drugs

One of the more impactful and timely Spike Lee joints boasting an impressive cast and great cinematography. 7.5/10.

It has a dynamite, powerful opening sequence and it touches on a few interesting topics, but this has to be one of Spike's weakest movies. The style is soo goofy, frenetic and unfocused, it almost feels like it's a parody of the director...

Bumped my rating up on this film, as it seems to have matured with me.

Spike Lee in Euro-auteur mode. Lots to like, plenty to dislike too, but definitely worth seeing. Keitel is at his very best, with nothing to prove. A pitch perfect performance. The rest of the cast is very good. Delroy Lindo is another standout. The changing film stocks with occasionally blown-out or supersaturated cinematography. The extreme close up on the reflection in an eyeball.... Lee mixes expressionism with the grittiest kind of realism and then gets unapologetically preachy and didactic at moments, and for me, it all worked. Lee's arty moves with the camera are intriguing. He earns his right to preach with the strong realism that lets no one off the hook. Lee creates a sympathetic portrait of a young drug dealer without apologizing for him, or excusing him, or his environment. He creates a portrait of inner city narcotics and homicide detectives that is unsparing, but not unfair. So why not 5 stars? Because for all the brilliance on display around the frame of things -- the story in the center isn't told with real dramatic intensity. Richard Price's book on which the movie is based is a gripping unforgettable read. On the page, Strike and his brother, the other creatures of the hood, you care about them, you sweat their fear with them. Lee doesn't get there. Fans of the book who see Clockers should know that it's set in Brooklyn, not Jersey across the river, and that important characters are altogether missing (no Buddha Hat, for example!) but nevertheless to expect something similar to the book, with as convincing a documentary feel to some of the dialogue and interactions. But they shouldn't expect the same edge of their seat experience that Price's brilliant book provided.

Some movie are meant to be seen and some only seen once for me.

Drug dealer agrees to kill the rival of a local crime lord in this gritty look at New York City's darker side.

Spike Lee is an unfortunate instance of a very talented filmmaker who's obvious talent in craftsmanship doesn't come across in contemporary mainstream cinema because of issues having nothing to do with cinema itself. I realize that in becoming great at anything in one's life, other things have to suffer, and with him it seems, at least to me, that for everything he has undoubtedly accomplished in the filmic realm, it's created a type of 'idiot savant' (it's simply an existing term--I certainly don't mean it pejoratively)--that is, in social skills, at least pertaining to self-marketing, or getting across one's persona in the field, he is lacking--and it negatively impacts his cinema. And that's a dirty rotten shame, because this was a fine film. He and his excellent approach to cinema remind me of the Heisenberg principle and make me: a) wish Lee could find more happiness in his life, so that he can come across better, and thus have his personality not negatively influence cinephiles like me; and b) wonder, like in 'A Beautiful Mind', if he was happier and more pleasant, if it would negatively impact his filmmaking? Philosophical questions such as this tend to keep me up at night, unless I have some red wine, milk or chamomile tea to wear me out and soothe me. 'Clockers' worked for me. Keitel was really on a roll when he worked in this, with 'Bad Lieutenant', 'Reservoir Dogs', 'Pulp Fiction' and 'Smoke' all around this time. It was certainly a great vintage for him, and a fine time to sample his acting.

Harvey Keitel steals this but the surrounding story and characters break it up. Turturro and Keitel went well together but didn't have enough scenes together to prove their chemistry.