Review of Miles Ahead (2016) by Filipe C — 05 Apr 2016

In Miles Ahead we find Don Cheadle as an artist with a vision and, much like Miles' undying compositions, it is erratic, chaotic and utterly absorbing. Pouring all life into this performance, Cheadle soars in front of the camera.

Behind it too. It's a passion project and we feel it in every frame... the riffs, the pulse, the vibrations... we feel Miles Davis and everything he represented. Sublime in rhythm and the way it defies convention, this atypical biopic paints an idiosyncratic portrait of a complex man who could only explain himself through music, which was also an extension of his soul.

Echoing the pain and the necessity for a deep creative release, Miles Ahead is an artists' film, that which understands the process, the devotion and the never-ending fervor to pursue transcendence.

And that is precisely what Miles Davis was all about.