The smart and stylish direction by Carlos Lopez Estrada (making his feature debut) and the captivating, charismatic performances by its two leads have already turned Blindspotting into one of the most buzzed-about offerings at Sundance. But while the festival atmosphere sometimes inflates expectations to a level that can never quite be achieved, Blindspotting delivers such a vibrant and original experience that every bit of hype surrounding the film feels well-deserved.

There aren't enough superlatives I can throw at this film. It's funny and tense, honest and insightful, and painfully prescient. At the end of the day, this movie awed me.

More than a treatise or answer key, it's a palpable blast of frustration and rage that shakes you - and should vault Diggs to the top of every casting agent's list.

Painful to watch, at times, it is also very, very funny and a work of gloriously intelligent cinema.

Blindspotting is a force to be reckoned with in terms of experience, anger and boiled frustrations that beg anyone watching to lead the charge for change.

At its core, Estrada's picture is a buddy comedy, observing as two goofballs find ways to amuse themselves in a hometown that may no longer feel like "home".

Diggs on screen is intense. He is a movie star.

Clumsy though it may be, Blindspotting is a ride worth taking.

Blindspotting succeeds in the smaller moments more so than with the bigger picture.

We enjoy spending time with these characters, but the script needs to be leaner and less self-indulgent. When things finally click into gear, however, Blindspotting is relentless.

Its dialogue is what's most brilliant about Blindspotting. Casal and Diggs use raps and rhymes interspersed with traditional discourse. It's not a straightforward story about present-day race relations, toxic masculinity, and immaturity by any means.

Diggs is a force of a nature, dropping verbal dimes in monologues that are the backbone of the entire story.

There's something special about Blindspotting.

Still, Blindspotting, which was the heralded opening-night film at the festival, has an undeniable presence.

Blindspotting feels like a phenomenon, a film that's sure to not only engage with present audiences but for generations to come.