Review of Mo' Better Blues (1990) by Scott A — 23 Aug 2013
Movie was alright, but the strong performances from the great cast probably elevate the unoriginal and overlong story.
Jazz is not my taste in movies, but it had an all jazz score, so they was interesting, and probably works for people that like that music. Having Flavor Flav spell out UNIVERSAL over the opening logo was...odd.
Basically it's like a music number, ten minutes of drama, musical number, ten minutes of drama, etc...
I liked the scene where Denzel seemingly has the same fight with both of the women he is banging.
Snipes was pretty good here, but besides wooing a taken girl we really don't get anything from his character, or anyone really from the band, besides Denzel. Lee gives his character a ton of screen time, which is probably a shame as he is the least one we care about.
A few small early roles for Samuel L. Jackson and Charlie Murphy!
I liked how the film ended, going full circle so to speak.
This review of Mo' Better Blues (1990) was written by Scott A on 23 Aug 2013.
Mo' Better Blues has generally received positive reviews.
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