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By Anthony S (1,574) on 18 Jun 2004

Spike Lee is a hit and miss director and this was a miss. Denzel Washington and some great music save it from total disaster. /**…

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By Jay Carr (837) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 04 Mar 2004

A messy, meandering script ensures that, despite stylish camerawork and sturdy acting, this lengthy indulgence succeeds neither as jazz movie…

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By Hal Lipper (104) for Tampa Bay Times (1,287) on 03 May 2003

Though it's full of striking visual ideas and actorly turns, it never fully convinces…

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By Gene Siskel (446) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 20 Mar 2003

A messy but nonetheless compelling movie…

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By Caryn James (352) for The New York Times (9,847) on 08 May 2002

From characters to camera angles, this story of a self-absorbed jazz trumpeter is one long cliche, the kind that might make his most loyal…

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By David Sterritt (1,643) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 02 Oct 2001

I wish Mo' Better Blues were a little mo' better than it is, but Spike Lee remains a major filmmaking talent, and even his second-best work…

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By Jay Boyar (463) for Orlando Sentinel (1,594) on 04 Jan 1999

Mo' Better Blues is not a great film, but it's an interesting one, which is almost as rare…

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By Peter Travers (3,602) for Rolling Stone (4,035) on 04 Apr 1995

A film that could have been the first cleareyed view of the jazz world from a black perspective ends as a romanticized fable…

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