After exploring the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in the HBO documentary When the Levees Broke, veteran director Spike Lee fixes his lens on yet another historic tragedy with this heated period drama set in 1992 and detailing the racially charged chaos that engulfed Los Angeles after four LAPD officers were acquitted by an all-white jury in the brutal beating of African-American motorist Rodney King, despite the fact that the entire event was captured on camera. Brian Grazer produces a script penned by Three Kings scribe John Ridley. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide