Mo' Better Blues

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Steve D Its treatment of women (among others) is a bit disconcerting, but the rest is wonderfully written and acted. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/01/23 Full Review Audience Member Spike Lee provides a hyper engaging visual and auditory background for his examination of the inner workings and power dynamic within a jazz quintet, as well as the multiple relationships being juggled by the band's leader. The film was well cast with Washington and Snipes playing competing band members and Spike Lee added value, doubling as the band's manager and failed sports gambler. Lee deserves even more credit for the visually appealing way this was shot, playing off the excellent soundtrack, creating a pleasing tone throughout, and at least one extremely memorable scene. I should also note how much I loved the opening of this film so it will be no surprise this landing was totally stuck in my opinion and thought the last five or ten minutes were pretty strong. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/20/23 Full Review Audience Member One of my favorite Denzel performances Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/08/20 Full Review Audience Member It's a smaller, personal story about a jazz musicians rise and fall. It features some really human and flawed characters, which is refreshing. And a wraparound theme of learning to be content with perceived mediocrity. As long as you're a good father, that's what counts. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 07/27/20 Full Review Audience Member One of the better musicals about live music, and the lives of the musicians particularly concerning the protagonist's and his selfish approach to life. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review Audience Member What a great Spike Lee film. Mo' Better Blues follows a jazz musician named Bleek Gilliam (Denzel Washington) who is obsessed with his art, but because of that he starts down a path that breaks him away from the people that are closest to him. He has a problem with another band member in his quintet named Shadow Henderson (Wesley Snipes) which leads to issues with everyone on the band. Their manager Giant (Spike Lee) is Bleek's best friend since he was a kid, but as a manager he is absolutely terrible and is deep in gambling debts. Giant keeps telling the quintet that On top of all this Bleek is balancing his love life between two women Indigo (Joie Lee) a teacher and another woman named Clarke (Cynda Williams) an up and coming singer. He movie has a strong message about cause and effect and a bit about fate (which is foreshadowed early on). The movie is well acted. Washington and Snipes do great in this one. They have some arguments that are really realistic. I'm not the biggest fan of Spike Lee acting in his own films, but he does a good job here too. The movie does slow down a bit in the middle of the film, but after a tragic turn of events the movies last third works out very well. This is a well done drama that tells the story about a man who has everything he could ask for and how it comes crashing down. Definitely, give this one a look if you've never seen it! Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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