Review of Bird (1988) by Jim H — 06 Jul 2012
As far as I can tell, Bird is Clint Eastwood's most underrated film. Bird is an expertly crated work of cinema which focused both on the music and life of jazz musician Charlie Parker. This is a beautifully crafted film cast in almost eternal night with the narrative weaving in and out from the past, present, and even the future.
At times this film feels almost like a noir due to the film making conventions used to create the setting and atmosphere, and hey maybe this is a noir. This ranks high among my favorite Eastwood directorial efforts, and one of the best performances by Forrest Whittaker.
It should be noted that the music is quite excellent, the soundtrack is worth the film alone.
This review of Bird (1988) was written by Jim H on 06 Jul 2012.
Bird has generally received very positive reviews.
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