Synopsis
Talented but self-centered trumpeter Bleek Gilliam is obsessed with his music and indecisiveness about his girlfriends Indigo and Clarke. But when he is forced to come to the aid of his manager and childhood friend, Bleek finds his world more fragile than he ever imagined.
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Cast
- Denzel WashingtonBleek Gilliam
- Spike LeeGiant
- Wesley SnipesShadow Henderson (Sax)
- Giancarlo EspositoLeft Hand Lacey (Piano)
- John TurturroMoe Flatbush
- Charlie MurphyEggy
- Nicholas TurturroJosh Flatbush
- Robin HarrisButterbean Jones
- Joie LeeIndigo
- Cynda WilliamsClarke Bentancourt
Recommendations
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Empire
Its tight, suspenseful, funny and packed with great music. - 80
Empire
Its tight, suspenseful, funny and packed with great music. - 75
Chicago Sun-Times
Mo' Better Blues is not a great film, but it's an interesting one, which is almost as rare. - 75
TV Guide Magazine
Full of wonderful music, grand visuals, and melodramatic plot twists, the movie is laced with very funny moments, as well as interesting insights into the world of jazz and the plight of the dedicated musician. - 75
Chicago Sun-Times
Mo' Better Blues is not a great film, but it's an interesting one, which is almost as rare. - 75
TV Guide Magazine
Full of wonderful music, grand visuals, and melodramatic plot twists, the movie is laced with very funny moments, as well as interesting insights into the world of jazz and the plight of the dedicated musician. - 67
Entertainment Weekly
Mo’ Better Blues repeatedly draws back from its characters, exchanging intimacy for shtick and, in the end, lapsing into half-baked psychodrama. - 67
Christian Science Monitor
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 has an awful lot going for it.
