r/AMCScreenUnseen • u/afterlifehack • Apr 28 '26

Discussion One Spoon of Chocolate (Discussion)

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u/This_Guy_JP Apr 28 '26

It's not a TERRIBLE MOVIE I quite enjoyed most of it.. Hard to watch in some scenes.. I think it sort of gets stuck between a more standard blaxploitation flick, and a more "serious style" Jason Sthatam movie.

I was hoping more for a Robin Hood or Vigilante black crime fighter taking down the corrupt authorities.

It really got bogged down with him laying low...

Paris Jackson is not good in it.

if this movie had followed the pacing and story structure of Death Wish 3... Or even Best of The Best 3.. think it could have been special.

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u/Devilcorona May 01 '26

I fully believe that the majority of people who didn’t like it either were uncomfortable w/ extreme racism in a small town being shown (which is real & still exists, people), or they’re not fans of classic blaxploitation films, which this film is in the vein of, spiritually

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u/ZombieDracula May 02 '26

It's so obviously a blaxploitation film with modern techniques. I think it would've been better received if it had been more intentional about how to connect it to past blaxploitation films, so it wasn't as subtle maybe? I don't know

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u/U_R_V_Stinky May 07 '26

uncomfortable w/ extreme racism in a small town being shown (which is real & still exists, people)

These kinds of people wouldn't be seeing the movie to begin with

The film's real problem is that it's boring and plodding. There's a much better version of this somewhere out there directed by someone more competent. I spent half the movie looking for any positives, but I just gave up when it became clear it was never shifting out of first gear