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Score
Branford Marsalis wrote original jazz that actually sounds like 1990 Brooklyn.
Cinematography
Ernest Dickerson's blue-soaked lighting makes every frame sweat sex and sadness.
Acting
Denzel at peak smolder, but Giancarlo Esposito steals scenes as Left Hand Lacey.

Director
Spike Lee
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