Steineded How sad is this?

Doomtomylo a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

Tayyab Torres Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

Jakoba True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

plee4139-1 I enjoyed the early part of the film, but then, after about halfway through, things about it started to annoy me. First, even though it may be historically correct, everybody smokes all the time. Second, the cars never seem to be from the decade from which they're supposed to be. Fifties cars during the forties, etc. If a studio has to rent cars for period pictures, why not get the correct ones? Lastly, some of the characters, such as Howling wolf, who just glares at everyone all the time, did not ring true. The character who takes off the doors of his '58 Caddy (it was probably 1955 in the story), then sasses the police is way over the top. I turned it off when Leonard Chess is dealing with some woman who appears to be having a meltdown, apparently over nothing. Probably the best thing about the film is the music.

Prismark10 Cadillac Records will give you an introduction to the story of some of the blues legends and the story of Chess Records. Chess records became known as Cadillac records as co-founder Leonard Chess paid his musicians by Cadillac's instead of cash.The film is based on true events but many liberties have been taken with the truth. The story focuses on Leonard Chess (Adrien Brody) no mention is made of his brother who founded the record label with him or their experience in working with musicians on a previous record label.Chess takes on talented blues musicians such as Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry, Little Walter, Howlin Wolf and later Etta James (Beyonce.) Chess guides them but also rips them off by taking shares of their royalties or leaving them destitute although Howlin Wolf did OK financially.Much is made of Muddy Waters and then later Etta James and a fledgling affair with Chess. However the more interesting characters are Chuck Berry (Mos Def) and especially Howlin Wolf (Eamonn Walker) and they are underused.The film is nicely made, a mix of music, racism, getting to the top, addiction, violence and financial destitution. The usual type of ingredients for these types of films but nothing really stands out. The writing and direction is beige, almost like a glorified television film with some bad language.

coreyhorton Little Walter is my mother's cousin, making him my cousin. I am not so sure about the whole family-tree thing. He is her first cousin, so he's my this cousin, x-removed, blah, blah... Anyway, he used to hand her a copy of every new release. They grew up together. Sadly, when she married my dad and moved north, she left all of that memorabilia behind. I just saw the movie last night. My wife brought it to my attention. I had heard the title before, but didn't have much interest in the film. I have seen so many films in this genre... I had no idea it portrayed Little Walter. Of course, I have to ask my mom to watch it. I want to know what is plausible and what is over the top. I don't ever remember hearing about Walter shooting a man in cold blood and driving off as if nothing had happened. For those who are interested, my wife found a book about Little Walter a few years back. I gave it to my mother as a present (not sure if listing another product is against the rules, so I won't do it). Many of her family members are on those pages. Her maiden name appears throughout... It was pretty cool to be able to sit and ask her questions about people I never knew, that I was related to... Anyway. I've never posted a review before. But I came across this blog and thought I would chime in...

phd_travel The subject matter is interesting but the dialog is not clear and the scenes move from one to another without much explanation. It is hard to understand what is going on.Beyonce's fright wig is scary. Adrien Brody is slightly out of place here. The incidents of racial discrimination are rather strangely thrust in the story.Overall even if you do like the songs from the era, this story is just not well told. Such a waste.Don't bother to watch it even if you like the leads. It's just very badly scripted and directed.