The film, based on Akira Kurosawa's 1963 movie 'High and Low,' is often audacious but also has moments that don't work.

Reuniting with his longtime leading man Denzel Washington and remaking an Akira Kurosawa crime classic, Lee captures energy and moral complexity, sometimes wildly.

You expect a measure (or three) of idiosyncrasy from a Spike Lee movie; few major filmmakers follow their muse with such ornery dedication. So if “Highest 2 Lowest” is Lee’s most ambitious and ...

Spike Lee's new film "Highest 2 Lowest" stars Denzel Washington as a record mogul whose life is upended by a kidnapping.

Denzel Washington and New York City vie for the spotlight in Highest 2 Lowest, and in the final tally, the two battle to a ...

Spike Lee and Denzel Washington are reunited for "Highest 2 Lowest," a rap-fueled reimagining of the Akira Kurosawa classic "High and Low." ...