Wednesday, December 03, 2008

Cadillac Records
The Playlist reviews the film based on Chess Records... "We didn't care much for "Cadillac Records," the Chess records biopic seemed to be the 101, greatest hits of the Chicago label's history and while that works in some cases, especially if you're not an expert in the story (which we're not), but it's like the script's beat points were lifted from Wikipedia.

It also doesn't help that the film is kind of cornball-ish (the voice over makes you want to strangle yourself), ham-fisted melodrama (the guy who plays Little Walter is just too over-the-top).

The performances are decent, Beyoncé does a startling good job and while she might not necessarily pull off the most convincing Etta James, she does pull off a credible and emotional believable performance. Jeffrey Wright (as Muddy Waters) is equally good, though somewhat muted. People who know nothing about music seemed to enjoy it, but those who are rather well versed in it were kind of appalled." More here.

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