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Mo Better Blues
Description
Jazz trumpeter Bleek Gilliam makes questionable decisions in his professional and romantic lives.
Jazz trumpeter Bleek Gilliam makes questionable decisions in his professional and romantic lives.
Actors:
Bill Lee,
Nicholas Turturro,
Doug E. Doug,
Abbey Lincoln,
Spike Lee,
Angela Hall,
Steve White,
Darryl M. Wonge Jr.,
Stephen Vause,
Leonard L. Thomas,
Raye Dowell,
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Bill Lee
23 July 1928, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Nicholas Turturro
29 January 1962, Queens, New York, USA
Doug E. Doug
7 January 1970, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Abbey Lincoln
6 August 1930, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Spike Lee
20 March 1957, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Angela Hall
Steve White
March1961
Darryl M. Wonge Jr.
Stephen Vause
16 February 1967, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Leonard L. Thomas
31 August 1961, Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA
Raye Dowell
22 August 1961, USA
Director:
Spike Lee
Spike Lee
20 March 1957, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Country:
United States
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DVDLaser
June 14, 2007
Spike Lee's film is filled with promising ideas and moments of technical virtuosity.
September 22, 2008
Though it's full of striking visual ideas and actorly turns, it never fully convinces.
Rolling Stone
May 12, 2001
For the only time in his remarkable career, Spike Lee has failed to tell it like it is.
June 24, 2008
Centering on the career of a jazz musician (well played by Denzel Washington, just before he became a star), this mid-range picture has nice production values but the drama is too diffuse, lacking the edge of Spike Lee's more overtly political works.
September 22, 2008
It's tight, suspenseful, funny and packed with great music.
September 22, 2008
Personal rather than social issues come to the fore in Mo' Better Blues, a Spike Lee personality piece dressed in jazz trappings that puffs itself up like Bird but doesn't really fly.
October 23, 2004
Mo' Better Blues is not a great film, but it's an interesting one, which is almost as rare.
September 22, 2008
Denzel, Wesley and Co are fine, but Mo' Better Blues hits too many bum notes.
February 09, 2006
Despite stylish camerawork and sturdy acting, this lengthy indulgence succeeds neither as jazz movie nor as cautionary tale.
September 22, 2008
Full of wonderful music, grand visuals, and melodramatic plot twists, the movie is laced with very funny moments, as well as interesting insights into the world of jazz and the plight of the dedicated musician.
New York Times
May 20, 2003
From characters to camera angles, this story of a self-absorbed jazz trumpeter is one long cliche, the kind that might make his most loyal admirers wince and wonder, 'Spike, what happened?'