Cadillac Records

  • 2008


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$ 8 Million
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Positive Reviews 50
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Average Rating 3.3/5
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1.5
Ivan mans the turntable for a revisionist play of Love and Happiness. Austin Chronicle
3.5
Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts (Microsoft, $39.99; Xbox 360) A solid sequel for the younger set with an inspired vehicle creator. Austin Chronicle
3.0
The film celebrates the music and the talent but provides only shorthand glimpses of the biographies and career highlights of the figures involved. Austin Chronicle
2.0
The standout acting performance comes from Wright, who, though he doesnt look particularly like Waters, captures some of the singers physicality and d .. Screen Daily
3.8
The film is a fascinating record of the evolution of a black musical style, and the tangled motives of the white men who had an instinct for it. Rogerebert
3.0
Her instincts recreating this slice of music biz history are often shrewd, and I found myself rooting for the film through its flatter patches. Telegraph
3.0
Its hard to make the decadence and decline story of rock and roll feel new, and even though the figures in Cadillac Records are singing different song .. Cinema Blend
3.0
But surely Martin could have given us more than a Best Of tour: Alan Lomax finds Waters at a Mississippi shack. Ny Daily News
3.0
Darnell Martin has written and directed this musical showbiz biopic that depicts the phenomenal rise of Chess records in Chicago during the 1950s and .. Spirituality And Practice
2.5
The movie charts the rise and fall of the label without ever centering on any characters or relationships; its history without personality. Combust Ible Celluloid
3.0
It helps that every performance is remarkable: Jeffrey Wrights Muddy Waters, Mos Defs Chuck Berry and Adrien Brodys Leonard Chess, especially, but als .. News Review
4.0
If youre still concerned about the film and its appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home who may be interested in seeing it, we sugges .. Screen It
4.5
The music is great, so energetic and vital it leaves the drama looking unfocused in comparison. Beyonc, singing her heart out, is the pick of a very i .. Independent
3.0
Energetic performances and a strong true story lift this rather simplistic movie into something watchable Shadows On The Wall
2.5
The concept album that is Arethas Gold follows the chronology of Aretha Franklins hits, all released in 1967 and 1968, apex years of the decade not ju .. Pop Matters
4.4
Newsday reveals the All LI teams for the fall 2018 season in nine sports Over 24,000 employees at 116 LI companies were polled on what makes their emp .. News Day
2.5
In Cadillac Records, he comes across more as a slick exploiter than anything elseyou see him in the studio, brainstorming with his artists, but it all .. Film Journal
5.0
You may leave satisfied, but its likely youll wish you could have had more of your faves. Toronto Star
3.0
Beyonce Knowles is co exec producer and star of this biopic of legendary US recording company Chess Records, which started up in 50s Chicago and gave .. Guardian
4.0
Its a familiar tale of sex and drugs and rocknroll, irrigated by blood, sweat and tears as fortunes are made and lost. Guardian
3.8
Cadillac Records lacks a center Leonard is more like a hub (he isnt sketched in) yet its an enjoyable ramble, with a feel for what made the early days .. Ew
3.5
Watching the scrappy, passionate Cadillac Records (Sony) only a week after the wondrous Milk, I found myself musing: What if we tried to be kinder to .. Slate
3.0
Writer director Darnell Martins shuffle through old school R n B is shambolic but authentic, affectionate and enjoyable. Empire
4.0
With such notable portrayals, the films formulaic flaws are all forgiven, and the audience will walk out humming the tunes. Common Sense Media
3.8
Instead, somebody bothered to make a real movie, and the result is a satisfying combination of great songs and strong dramatic performances. Sf Gate
2.5
Too much material, in fact, for writer director Darnell Martin to properly handle, as evidenced by Cadillac Records, an attempt at providing a compreh .. Slant Magazine
3.0
Cadillac Records recreates the story of Chess Records and the colourful characters thrown together in the Fifties as they crossed the racial divides o .. Express
2.5
Taken as pure fantasy, the movie keeps the viewers attention by way of the fantastic soundtrack of golden oldies, but is a spotty dramatic mess that n .. The Movie Boy
3.2
The film is choppy at times and its time line a little squiggly, but Cadillac Records should please as a celebration of the best of the Blues and the .. Reeling Reviews
2.0
The real, complex life story of any one of the people involved would probably have made for a worthwhile movie, but this condensed version does none o .. Las Vegas Weekly
3.0
This episode of videogaming mythbusters looks at that and few other things people werent sure about.If youre short on time then this is whats covered: .. Total Film
3.1
The movie is a mess but, in large part because of the music, it is something of an entertaining mess. ReelViews
3.8
A look at the Laugh Factorys Comedy Camp, which for more than 30 years has offered a place for at risk kids and otherwise to try their hand at stand u .. Calendar Live
4.5
The film might only enjoy modest boxoffice, but for music buffs this is one terrific soundtrack. Hollywood Reporter
5.0
Best of all is Mos Def alive and hilarious as the unpredictable Berry. Hollywood
3.8
The soundtrack, more than anything else, is what makes this movie so enjoyable. Seattle Pi
3.5
This ultimately enjoyable movie has a disjointed first half, but it picks up in the second half. Tony Medley
3.1
Its a movie thats, mostly, a soundtrack. But, good lord, still. What a soundtrack. Nj
1.3
Rather than real characters, we get a shoddy series of bad wigs, cheesy aging makeup, and an uneven tone that wobbles between light humor and awkward .. Movies Tv Guide
3.5
For Miller, this dark thriller represents an attempt to shift gears after back to back feel good films Bottle Shock and Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dan .. La Weekly
3.0
This terrifically tuneful movie offers a fascinating taste of musical history, with Beyonce just fine as Etta James. Mirror
3.8
A great ensemble cast and a terrific, blues oriented 50s soundtrack make Cadillac Records a treat despite a script that crams in almost as many musica .. New York Post
4.5
Like being ordered to have long hair and smile on stage, but wondering how to smile with a trombone in your mouth.Or repeatedly told youre not good en .. News Blaze
2.0
This film is more like a limousine than a Cadillac it is very long and carries far too many people. The Sun
1.8
Parts of Cadillac Records surface as warm reminders of a timeless musical era.Most of Cadillac Records comes across as a miserable Saturday Night Live .. Brian Or Ndorf
2.8
There seems to be a lot of glad handing and group thinking where no one wants to be the one to stand up and say You know what.That movie was stupid bu .. ComingSoon
3.0
In late 1940s Chicago, bar owner Leonard Chess (Brody) recognises the potential of a ramshackle blues duo made up of gravel throated guitar man Muddy .. Sky
2.0
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3.0
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4.5
As a brash, showbiz y digest of blues roots and culture, its lovingly designed and performed in the right spirit, finding as much to cherish in a Cadi .. Scots Man
3.0
Come the end credits your toes will still be tapping but this time from frustration. Metro
5.0
Cadillac Records may be a mess dramatically, but its a wonderful mess, and not just because of the great music. Wsj
1.5
A scattershot ensemble piece that exceeds its reach in its retelling of the origins of Chicagos Chess label. Jam! Movies
4.0
And yet the sweet sadness of it rises through the banter like a mist. East Bay Express
3.1
But the film tries too hard, and its storytelling is sometimes clunky and awkward and that just doesnt fly with these cats, who are anything but so sm .. Denver Post
3.5
But the soundtracka mix of re creations and originalstakes you places movies rarely go. Ny Mag
4.5
Its got a good beat and you can dance to it. And on this weeks Rate A Record card, I give a 98.
3.5
It cant linger on any particular era or style, but then you wont get bored with one either. Can Mag
3.0
Cadillac Records doesnt manage that, but with this cast doing its own singing, and history this rich, its close enough for rock n roll. Orlando Sentinel
3.5
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3.8
A fine company indeed.On a scale of zero to four stars I give Cadillac Records Crazed Fan Boy
2.5
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4.5
The movies major problem is its relatively superficial approach to postwar Chicago, which perhaps accounts for director Martins playing fast and loose .. World Socialist Web Site
1.5
Cadillac Records is not a terrible movie but in the chain of rags to riches films (Dreamgirls, Ray, Walk the Line, etc.) it definitely falls at the bo .. BET.com
1.5
But its an enthralling story nonetheless, and the outstanding ensemble cast together with a primal, heart thumping blues soundtrack make it a blast fr ..
3.8
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1.5
Its a shame director Darnell Martin depends so heavily on the clichd conventions of every other rags to riches biopic. thelondonpaper



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