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Mar 27, 2024akirakato rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
This docudrama shows the tumultuous, wayward life of Miles Davis who literally disappeared for five years in the 1970s. Gripping and disturbing!
Mar 06, 2024MikeEe rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Wow! Well produced, acted and all. Don Cheadle as Miles is amazing. Engaging and satisfying viewing. The muzak’s OK too. 😀
Jun 30, 202210000mefest rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is not a traditional biopic. You won't see a step by step progression of Davis' life. This incredible fast paced artistic creation of Don Cheadle is more a character profile of Miles Davis, accented with several benchmark events…
May 06, 2022Moviereviewer rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
2015. A docu drama of his musical genius but crazy personal life & behaviors of trumpeter Miles Davis who died in 1991.
Apr 11, 20221aa rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
This was a surprisingly good film about the low point in the career of Davis: he was drinking heavily, on drugs, divorced and lonely, and not making much music. The disorientation, nostalgia for his ex and his artistry are all conveyed…
Mar 22, 2019JOSEPH SARDO rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
I generally love these sorts of movies, and I went in looking forward to getting a peak into the life of Miles Davis. Admittedly, I thought it was more of a "biopic." I learned later, from Don Cheadle himself, that that was not his intent…
Oct 26, 2018EdmundoAB rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
I like all types of music when they are well done in an artistic sense. Jazz is one of my favourite types of music as it always appears fresh and creative. Add to the mix a genius like Miles Davis and you have the makings of a great…
Jan 31, 2018MICHAEL TAGGART MALONEY rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
One of Don Cheadle's principal goals in making this movie, I think, is to introduce Millennials to Miles Davis' music. And in this I think he is successful. While criticisms of the film's historical accuracy might be on point, it is an…
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Sep 23, 2017trcookIIImddmd rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
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Jul 03, 2017jonterry64 rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
Bizarre and terrible. A travesty. A movie for people who don't know anything about Miles Davis. They should love this movie if they liked Starsky and Hutch. If you are familiar with Miles, if you've read his autobiography or any of…
Jun 26, 2017strangerthanfiction rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
If you already know a little bit about Miles Davis, this movie will make a lot more sense. Taken alone, it offers a look at a brief segment of his career. Not the most successful part of his career, but maybe the most interesting. At…
Jun 23, 2017chrislife rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This is a great movie about a man I knew nothing about, really. Don Cheadle did this movie very well, like art. It's a portrait of the music industry, of Don Cheadle and of course Miles Davis. Well done.
Apr 20, 2017amoby rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
I understand and like Miles Davis better now that ive seen this movie. Good job Don Cheadle.
Apr 01, 2017uncommonreader rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
A film intuitive to the music.
Mar 19, 2017empbee rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
Drugs and lies. Is that all?
Feb 28, 2017lukasevansherman rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
"Sometimes you have to play a long time to be able to play like yourself."-Miles Davis Given the importance of jazz in American music, there are a shamefully low amount of films about jazz. When a movie does feature jazz, it often treats…
Feb 20, 2017hesselugano rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
I have been an admirer of Miles Davis since 1971, but I found this work extremely irritating. Waay too much jive talk and jump cuts that don't seem to go anywhere. What I think of this movie is neither here nor there, but I firmly believe…
Feb 14, 2017lisaejones rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
I was excited for the movie and even more excited when I learned that Don Cheadle was heavily involved in the making of this movie. This was so confusing I have no idea what is was about. The story was light but was meant to be deep and it…
Feb 12, 2017
Miles Davis chases his studio tape stolen by a kid trumpeter for his scamming manager to suck into Columbia Records demanding the tape as their property. Don Cheadle produced, directed and played Miles, husky whisper, bravado, mano a mano,…
Jan 30, 2017Liselara rated this title 0.5 out of 5 stars
I was so looking forward to this movie; I was under the impression that this was a bio-pic of a music legend. I was stunned and the only word that came to mind was abomination (the movie, not Miles Davis). I turned it off after 10…
Jan 21, 2017Bunny_Watson716 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
If you're looking fora run of the mill, biopic movie about the life and times of Miles Davis, this movie is not for you. If you want to see something improvisational and creative about Miles Davis, check this out.
Jan 05, 2017sertaoprincess rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
this is an amazing and very creative movie; exceedingly well-done on all levels. WARNING: it is not about his music or the musician. it is about the man/human being. consequently, it beautifully captures his spirit/personality. he,…
Dec 27, 2016ststeve11 rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
I love Miles Davis. I love Don Cheedle. I wanted to love this movie. I did not. I endured the whole movie and watched the "making the movie" extra to see what Don Cheedle was up to. He explains he wanted the movie to have an…
Dec 20, 2016duanetucker rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
A brilliant kaleidoscopic look at the tortured genius. Don Cheedle is miraculous.
Nov 07, 2016RainbowRabbit rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I do not know who Miles Davis was, but I have tried to figure him out. I read a bio and an auto-bio, listened to most everything that he recorded and which was released - even most of the bootleg series. I have one DVD and one VHS of him…