Review of Miles Ahead (2016) by Trailesque — 27 Jul 2017
This wacky hybrid of musician's biopic and buddy adventure/action flick has its flaws, but its uniqueness caught my attention. Cheadle is superb as the notoriously brilliant but hard-to-handle Davis, and MacGregor, playing a journalist trying to get an exclusive profile, is fine as his ad hoc sidekick.
Some of the cinematography is done in the same style as some of his album covers, which is an interesting choice, and some of the dialogue scores too. Other choices - like certain sections of the soundtrack - are less impressive.
Really it is pretty much a mess, but a fun one.
This review of Miles Ahead (2016) was written by Trailesque on 27 Jul 2017.
Miles Ahead has generally received positive reviews.
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