CHI-RAQ

Plot:

Fed up with all the senseless bloodshed and death brought on by her boyfriend Chi-Raq (Cannon) and rival gang leader cyclops (Snipes), the beautiful and sultry Lysistrata (Parris) organizes along with all the women of Chicago, a sex strike toward the men of the city until they put down the guns and come to peaceful terms. Although the abstinence strike starts in Chicago it eventually spreads throughout the world displaying the power that woman have over their men. Now the men are force to choose whether they want to continue to spread their violence on the streets or spread their women's legs between the sheets, but they can only choose one.



Reel Talk:

CHI-RAQ is a modern day take on the ancient Greek comedy play LYSISTRATA by Aristophanes' about women who withheld tender, loving, affection from their husbands because they were fighting in a war. This film tackles the tough and gritty situation that plagues not just Chicago but all the major urban cities of this nation, "gun violence"! Although it may not solve the problem it addresses the issue putting it in your face, and women holding out on sex, well that may not help these days because it appear some people would rather die than have sex anyway. But still a very entertaining approach regarding gun control with Nick Cannon and Wesley Snipes as the two rival street gangsters, and Samuel L. Jackson as Dolmedes is hilarious. And oh yeah Teyonan Parrish is some sweet chocolate eye candy...LOL! The controversial but risk taking director Spike Lee has come back to life with this film since it has been awhile (2008 to be exact) that he has directed a good film. This is one movie that is worth cashing out and checking out.

Starring: Nick Cannon, Teyonah Parrish, Wesley Snipes, Angel Bassett, Samuel L. Jackson, John Cusack and Jennifer Hudson
Directed by: Spike Lee
Rated: R

I give it 3 and a half eaten corn dogs.

By: THE REEL HUSTLER