Poor Spike Lee. Every huge Hollywood director has his huge WWII movie that gets huge praise. Miracle at St. Anna is not that movie. Unlike Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan and Clint Eastwood's Letters from Iwo Jima, Miracle at St. Anna isn't getting lapped up by the reviewing class, typically suckers for the WWII nostalgia. We have a theory why: It's because he's black! Or maybe it's because the movie's too long, too trite, and too simple. Let's see what the reviewers have to say: