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Music brings people together. It can give them hope, soothe their soul, and fire them up. For those who have the gift of music, they attract all different kinds of people. Some of whom are more than what they seem,,,

The setting is 1930s Mississippi Delta. Jim Crow laws rule the South, and there are cotton fields as far as the eye can see. As the sun comes over the horizon, each field can be seen filled with black people picking cotton. One of those just happens to be the son of a local pastor, named Sammie Moore.

Sammie is a young blues man, and can practically make his guitar talk. He dreams of a life beyond the cotton fields, and longs to play for people all over the Delta & beyond. His father continuously tries to dissuade his son from following that passion. Telling him that playing blues music in joints throughout the Delta will bring him nothing but misery. Even going so far as to say, "you go out chasin' the devil, and one night he gonna follow you home."

Next, we meet the Twin brothers, and WWI vets, Smoke & Stack (Sammie's older cousins). Both of whom left home 7 yrs ago and went to work for Al Capone in Chicago, hoping to gain power & money while learning from the crime kingpin. Eventually, the twins learned that Chicago wasn't so different from their home, and they were just two expendable n-words, helping another white man get rich. So they decide to head home and open up their own juke joint. A place where musicians like Sammie and other Delta folk like him could bring their music to the people, and the twins can reap the rewards.

So Smoke & Stack return to Mississippi, and they acquire a vacant building to set up shop. They also make their presence known to the locals (none of whom have forgotten the Moore twins), and acquire local talent for their opening night (one of whom being their little cousin Sammie).

That evening, as the sun sets on the Mississippi Delta and the Moore family sets up their new establishment for opening night, a certain kind of evil shows it's face in their town. An evil that is being drawn to a certain kind of sound being played.

Now, onto what I thought,,,

Coogler really brought us something special here! I wouldn't say it's perfect, but dang!! It's one of the best movies I've seen in a while. It's ART!! So much more than just a horror movie.

The cast is really spectacular. Jordan excels in his dual role as the Moore twins Smoke & Stack. I don't see his momentum as a leading man going away anytime soon. I have loved Hailee Steinfeld ever since I saw her in PP2, but she brings a whole new level in her performance here. I cannot remember the actor who played the lead vamps name, but he needs to get a lot of work stat. He's a great antagonist.

The supporting cast were also incredible (just don't know their names), especially the young guy who played Sammie (and I especially liked the very special guest who portrayed the older version of Sammie at the end of the movie).

8.2 rating (imo) at least.

Based on the true WWII events involving Operation Postmaster.

WWII is in full swing, and Nazi Uboats (submarines) occupy the Atlantic surrounding most of Europe, making it impossible for outside help (the US) to cross the ocean and join the fight.

Winston Churchill is being pressured by British beurocrats to surrender to the Nazi army for the sake of their country and its people.

Knowing full well that a tyrant like Hitler must be stopped, Churchill gathers a few trusted officials to develop a plan to cripple the Nazi Navy, and regain control of the Atlantic from these Uboats. They recruit Gus March-Phillips (Cavill) to lead this unsanctioned, unauthorized, and unofficial mission, to which he agrees, but only if he can use a team of his choosing.

I'm certain that most everyone (like myself) compared this to Inglorious Basterds when it came out. Now, is it on the same level as (imo) Tarantino's best film? Well, no. Is it still pretty dang good?

Yes!! It's a great shoot 'em up movie, that just happens to be based on true events (unlike Inglorious Basterds, which was a fictional tale based on historical events). It has a great cast with Cavill in the lead, joined by Gonzalez, Ritchson, Pettyfer, Elwes, Kinnear, and many other incredible actors I'm not as familiar with. I'd say it's an even 7 rating. Not perfect, but a lot of fun to watch and enjoy.