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Mo' Better Blues

starring: Denzel Washington, Spike Lee, Wesley Snipes, John Turturro, Linda Hawkins (II)

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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Universal
EAN: 0025192053627
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Universal Studios
Manufacturer: Universal Studios
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Publisher: Universal Studios
Region Code: 1
Release Date: December 28, 2004
Running Time: 130 minutes
Sales Rank: 11704
Studio: Universal Studios
Theatrical Release Date: August 03, 1990



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Description:
Academy Award-winning actor Denzel Washington gives a riveting performance in Spike Lee's breathtaking film on music and love. Talented trumpeter Bleek Gilliam (Washington) is obsessed by his music and indecisiveness about his girlfriends Indigo (Joie Lee) and Clarke (Cynda Williams). But when he is forced to come to the aid of his manager and childhood friend (Spike Lee), Bleek finds his world more fragile that he ever imagined. Stunning cinematography, a rousing score and superlative performances come together in this unforgettable feast for the senses.

Amazon.com essential video:
With Mo' Better Blues, the story of a young trumpeter's rise to jazz-world stardom, Spike Lee set out to counter Clint Eastwood's cliché-ridden biopic of Charlie Parker in Bird. But the final product, a slick, glossy drama (with hip-hop jazz provided by Gangstarr no less), is just as superficial as the numerous Alger-esque stories of music stardom to which movie audiences are accustomed.

Denzel Washington gives a typically charismatic performance as the trumpeter in question, as does Wesley Snipes as his sax-playing rival. And as with most Spike Lee films, there are numerous solid performers in small roles such as Bill Nunn, Latin-music star Rubén Blades, and comedian Robin Harris. One character, however, attracted unwanted attention: John Turturro's role as an unscrupulous music-industry exec. Critics called the Turturro character, who is at once money hungry, swarthy, and perpetually shrouded in darkness, a classic anti-Semitic caricature. But the charge seems almost irrelevant in Spike Lee's cartoonish, overstylized world of impossibly hunky jazzmen, curvaceous hangers-on, and incessant bebop. --Ethan Brown



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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Spike Lee favorite
If you enjoy Spike Lee movies and his jazzy background musical scores, then you'll enjoy Mo Better ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Bleek House
Bleek Gilliam (Denzel Washington) plays trumpet and leads his own jazz band. Giant (Spike Lee), his ... Read More


Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - Spike should have made a "Mo better movie"
In the midst of the recent Eastwood-Lee controversy, I feel that I should submit this review. When ... Read More


Rating: 1 out of 5 stars - mo better blues
I got the DVD's in a timely fashion but this DVD only plays on my laptop. I'm disapointed because it's ... Read More


Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Ok Spike Lee Film
This movie is only Ok in my book. It has great production values, spirited performances and striking actors. ... Read More

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