Review of 'Round Midnight (1986) by Jonathan C — 31 Jul 2008
Two stars for the great music and for the novelty of seeing Bobby Hutcherson "act," but Dexter Gordon is incomprehensible and thus completely unsympathetic in this repetitive "story" of jazz, booze, collapse, repeat.
I'm honestly stunned by the accolades for Gordon -- I understand that his character is supposed to be drunk all the time, but he sounds like he's struggling to remember his lines, and his voice rivals current-day Nick Nolte for cigarette-charred incoherence.
This review of 'Round Midnight (1986) was written by Jonathan C on 31 Jul 2008.
'Round Midnight has generally received very positive reviews.
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