
Get on the Bus follows several Black men on a cross country bus trip to the Million Man March. On the bus are an eclectic set of characters including a laid off aircraft worker, a former Gang Banger, a Hollywood actor, a cop who is of mixed racial background, and a White bus driver, all make the trek discussing issues surrounding the march, manhood, religion, politics, and race.... (Full plot summary below)
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Get on the Bus follows several Black men on a cross country bus trip to the Million Man March. On the bus are an eclectic set of characters including a laid off aircraft worker, a former Gang Banger, a Hollywood actor, a cop who is of mixed racial background, and a White bus driver, all make the trek discussing issues surrounding the march, manhood, religion, politics, and race.
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| Miami HeraldRene RodriguezWith its complexity of viewpoints, Get on the Bus has to be seen as one of Spike Lee's most mature visions to date. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertWhat makes Get on the Bus extraordinary is the truth and feeling that go into its episodes. Spike Lee and his actors face one hard truth after another, in scenes of great power. |
| VarietyTodd McCarthyA vital regeneration of a filmmaker's talent as well as a bracing and often very funny dramatization of urgent sociopolitical themes... |
| Reeling ReviewsLaura CliffordGet on the Bus may well be the best film Spike Lee's made since Do the Right Thing. |
| Boston GlobeJay CarrThere are enough issues here for three films by a perennial provoker like Lee, and critics will undoubtedly accuse him of throwing too much fuel on the fire. But this time, aided by Reggie Rock Bythewood’s thoughtful script, Lee’s ambition pays off. With 15 men squeezed together on a single bus, issues such as racism, homophobia and responsibility are tackled as they would be in real life: fitfully, passionately, derisively and, above all, hilariously. |
| Philadelphia InquirerDesmond RyanIn Get on the Bus, director and material come together with perfect ease — one of those occasional confluences of subject and strengths that make a moviegoer go, ”Of course!” Of course Spike Lee throws all of his bravado, all his storytelling talents, and all his artistic chutzpah into a movie about last year’s Million Man March. |
| New York TimesJanet MaslinSome of the film's best and most comfortable moments find the bus passengers simply singing together in a show of warm, spontaneous unity. |
| Boxoffice MagazineJoseph McBrideNot only is this film a must-see for African Americans, it will enlighten and inspire any white moviegoers who open their minds enough to take the journey along with them. |
| Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLee's primary objective is to reflect back and offer a uniquely personal perspective of that single day last October. This viewpoint, which ultimately transcends the movie's flaws, is one of the aspects that makes for a worthwhile two hours. |
| USA TodayMike ClarkIf the movie finally doesn't know when to quit, its flaws are those of enthusiasm and heart. |