Mo' Better Blues
Jazz trumpeter Bleek Gilliam makes questionable decisions in his professional and romantic lives.
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"This is a very entertaining movie and it is underrated. The characters, story and music are captivating. However, I think part of the reason for the lower ratings is the the poor camera effects. Lee focuses in on characters at times, as though they are standing and talking to a camera by themselves in some sterile room, such that it actually cheapens the film. There is a real lack of realism to this technique - it reminds me of 1960's style TV shows like Batman. It gives a feel that they ran out of money and when they had to go back and re-shoot the scene, they did so on the cheap. A min..."
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Denzel Washington and Wesley Snipes were trained to mimic the playing of the instruments they play in the film (trumpet and saxophone), by musicians Terence Blanchard and Donald Harrison. Washington later admitted that he was lucky if he could play three notes of a simple tune prior to filming, and ended up being able to correctly mimic most of the songs performed in the film, as did Snipes.
📖 Synopsis
Jazz trumpeter Bleek Gilliam makes questionable decisions in his professional and romantic lives.