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Spike Lee’s Highest 2 Lowest stumbles, even as Denzel soars

Spike Lee’s “re-imagining” of Akira Kurosawa’s High and Low opens with Matthew Libateque’s glossy footage of New York City waking up in a golden sunrise reflected off shiny buildings. “Oh What A Beautiful Morning” from Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! blasts over the soundtrack. It’s definitely a beautiful morning, but for record exec David King it will be anything but a beautiful day.