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By Kate Muir (612) for Times (UK) (2,458) on 20 Apr 2016

Miles Ahead riffs on the life of Miles Davis, improvising around the facts available, but somehow still reveals the essence and spirit of the…

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By Calvin Wilson (480) for St. Louis Post-Dispatch (1,715) on 20 Apr 2016

A jazzy and unconventional tribute to an American icon, Miles Ahead is quite a ride…

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By Matthew Lickona (530) for San Diego Reader (713) on 20 Apr 2016

Ultimately, Cheadle's labor of love prizes the music-making over the music, and maybe even over the man…

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By Timothy Finn (5) for Kansas City Star (1,573) on 20 Apr 2016

[Cheadle's] performance alone is worth the time and price of admission. So is the accompanying music…

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By Robbie Collin (1,612) for Daily Telegraph (UK) (2,495) on 20 Apr 2016

This is a tumultuous and messy film that leaves you craving all the Miles Davis it doesn't give you, and I wouldn't have wanted it to be any…

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By Josef Braun (74) for Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Alberta) (665) on 20 Apr 2016

Miles Ahead is, blessedly, neither authoritative nor iconoclastic, but it is mischievous, fun and pulses with the funky runs and switchback…

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By Trevor Johnston (624) for Little White Lies (3,136) on 20 Apr 2016

A movie that's often as sharp as you'd hope, yet whose weirdly off-key centre stands out like an uncharacteristic cracked note in an otherwise…

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By Josh Bell (1,421) for Las Vegas Weekly (1,340) on 20 Apr 2016

Anyone not already familiar with his work will learn virtually nothing about one of jazz's most important figures…

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By Paul De Barros (24) for Seattle Times (3,524) on 20 Apr 2016

The problem with Miles Ahead isn’t the playful, broad license it takes with Davis’ story, but that it’s so silly…

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By Howard Cohen (21) for Miami Herald (3,319) on 20 Apr 2016

Ridiculous? To be sure. Engaging? You bet…

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By Tom Duggins (47) for CineVue (2,163) on 20 Apr 2016

A must-see for music fans partial to the odd improvisation and bold re-interpretations…

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By Joanna Connors (56) for Cleveland Plain Dealer (828) on 19 Apr 2016

[Cheadle] delivers a spectacular performance. It's clear that Miles Ahead is the very definition of the term labor of love…

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By Mike Scott (1,178) for Times-Picayune (642) on 19 Apr 2016

This is a jazz movie, both in style and in substance, and so, rather, his goal is to try to capture the fog-like essence of Miles…

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By Stefan Pape (613) for HeyUGuys (1,461) on 18 Apr 2016

A gloriously inventive, ingenious affair that thrives on the haphazard, volatile spirit and outlook of this renowned musician…

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By Roger Moore (6,008) for Movie Nation (3,875) on 18 Apr 2016

Miles Ahead is a performance showcase, and might have seemed like a sure Oscar nomination for Cheadle, on paper, had the picture been more…

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By Stephanie Zacharek (2,333) for TIME Magazine (1,130) on 17 Apr 2016

The story has too many moving parts, and Cheadle can't keep them all in play gracefully-but his portrayal of this fantasy Miles seems to strike…

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By Frank Swietek (3,473) for One Guy's Opinion (3,473) on 15 Apr 2016

A case of ambition exceeding actual accomplishment-Cheadle tries for a high note in 'Miles Ahead' that he never manages to reach…

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By Roberto A (137) on 15 Apr 2016

A day in the life of this eccentric genius What a performance of Mr Cheadle, for moments I forgot that it wasn't Miles Davis itself…

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By Bruce B (1,130) on 15 Apr 2016

In an ideal world, only a black man would review this film…

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By Ron N (117) on 15 Apr 2016

I don't know a lot about jazz or Miles Davis and his contribution to the genre. The acting and story line are good and keeps your interest…

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