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By David Noh (869) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 05 Dec 2008

This music biopic has some charismatic performances and numbers, but suffers from a glut of stories, too little time to tell them and resultant…

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By John P. Mccarthy (315) for ReelTalk Movie Reviews (1,771) on 05 Dec 2008

Jeffrey Wright convinces as Muddy Waters and Mos Def dazzles as rock-'n'-roller Chuck Berry, but it's Beyonce who upstages everyone as singer…

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By Michael O'sullivan (1,712) for Washington Post (9,851) on 04 Dec 2008

It's a rousing, fast-paced tale, told with a modicum of verve and packed with colorfully flawed, occasionally heroic and even tragic characters…

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By Frederic And Mary Ann Brussat (3,072) for Spirituality and Practice (3,072) on 04 Dec 2008

An entertaining biopicture about the rise of Chess Records and its impressive list of blues musicians and singers…

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By Gene Stout (5) for Seattle Post-Intelligencer (2,422) on 04 Dec 2008

The movie's biopic aspect is multiplied by the sheer number of players who made Chess the first family of Chicago blues, R&B and rock 'n' roll...That…

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By Keith Phipps (1,177) for AV Club (2,778) on 04 Dec 2008

Martin attempts to present the whole oversized Chess story, but instead winds up reducing the lives and art that give it shape…

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By Laura Clifford (2,742) for Reeling Reviews (4,376) on 04 Dec 2008

The film is choppy at times and its time line a little squiggly, but Cadillac Records should please as a celebration of the best of the Blues…

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By Dustin Putman (2,479) for TheFilmFile.com (2,314) on 04 Dec 2008

Alas, terrific tunes can only carry a motion picture so far, and the material in between them is scattershot at best…

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By Tasha Robinson (753) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 04 Dec 2008

Mos Def makes a terrific Berry, all flash and confidence, and Wright offers a memorably soulful take on Waters, whether he's strutting, singing,…

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By Amy Nicholson (961) for I.E. Weekly (269) on 04 Dec 2008

The cast all looks and sings the part -- and Knowles sure fills out James' tight dresses -- just make sure your theater popcorn is coated with…

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By Rafer Guzman (1,080) for Newsday (2,345) on 04 Dec 2008

Fast, crisp and lively, the film packs a half-dozen stories into two hours with little time for melodrama or sermonizing…

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By Roger Moore (6,008) for Orlando Sentinel (1,594) on 04 Dec 2008

Any student of rock history would have to be concerned that Hollywood might have only one chance to get this right…

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By Kirk Honeycutt (1,481) for Hollywood Reporter (2,966) on 04 Dec 2008

In watching this film, it's best not to worry much about the film's fidelity to history but rather simply lean back and enjoy one great jam…

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By Bill Goodykoontz (2,123) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 04 Dec 2008

The music is, of course, great. But the real strength of Cadillac Records is found in the stories behind it…

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By James Rocchi (1,075) for Redbox (36) on 04 Dec 2008

With great performances, a grown-up script and amazing music, Cadillac Records may not change your life, but there's an excellent chance it'll…

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By Alonso Duralde (1,351) for MSNBC (243) on 03 Dec 2008

Cadillac Records is as flat as the LPs you'd be better off listening to for the 109 minutes required to watch the film…

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By Andrea Chase (1,182) for Killer Movie Reviews (1,182) on 03 Dec 2008

Takes no chances, but what it lacks in originality it makes up for by being so completely enraptured by the music that it takes the audience…

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By Owen Gleiberman (3,271) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 03 Dec 2008

It's an enjoyable ramble, with a feel for what made the early days of rock as wild as any that followed…

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By Christy Lemire (1,262) for Associated Press (1,685) on 03 Dec 2008

The result feels even more cursory and rushed than the average music biopic, a genre that's already difficult to depict without lapsing into…

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By Robert Wilonsky (520) for Village Voice (8,525) on 02 Dec 2008

With everything so wrong, how can there be anything right about Cadillac Records…

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