Review of Bird (1988) by Brendan R — 30 Oct 2013
Like Eastwood himself you need to be a Jazz fan. Its a slow start and a sad tale my friends buts its a great Jazz biopic. If you've heard any Charlie Parker recorded interviews you'll know that Forest Whitakers interpretaion of Bird is sublime.
I would have liked a bit more focus on the music and a little less on his sad personal life but then again we've got the albums for that. Eastwood acquired rare early recordings from Birds wife Chan and you can hear them in the movie.
Coltrane and Sonny Rollins are my favourite sax players but there's no doubt that Charlie Parker was the Greatest. Parker did for bebop what Coltrane did for modal/modern Jazz. This movie is a great tribute directed with love by a real Jazz fan.
This review of Bird (1988) was written by Brendan R on 30 Oct 2013.
Bird has generally received very positive reviews.
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