So, Miles Ahead.....
Just finished watching it.
Now, as a professional musician, the influence and inspiration I have gained from Miles Davis cannot even be measured, so, to say I was eagerly awaiting this film is, to say the least, an understatement.
That being said, I may be the victim of my own misplaced expectations, but, while I did avoid any detailed synopsis of the film before I watched it, I saw it referred to in articles and promotional materials as a "biopic" repeatedly in the preceding months.
If that was a biopic about Miles Davis then Yellow Submarine was a biopic about The Beatles.
I think I'll just leave it at that. It's an entertaining enough way to spend a couple hours, and Don Cheadle is, as always, excellent, but, in my opinion, any insight into the life and works of Miles Davis in this film is strictly coincidental, and, if it was meant as allegory, I missed it.
Anyway, if you have any interest in such subject matter, check it out and judge for yourself. It's at least worth a look.
Just finished watching it.
Now, as a professional musician, the influence and inspiration I have gained from Miles Davis cannot even be measured, so, to say I was eagerly awaiting this film is, to say the least, an understatement.
That being said, I may be the victim of my own misplaced expectations, but, while I did avoid any detailed synopsis of the film before I watched it, I saw it referred to in articles and promotional materials as a "biopic" repeatedly in the preceding months.
If that was a biopic about Miles Davis then Yellow Submarine was a biopic about The Beatles.
I think I'll just leave it at that. It's an entertaining enough way to spend a couple hours, and Don Cheadle is, as always, excellent, but, in my opinion, any insight into the life and works of Miles Davis in this film is strictly coincidental, and, if it was meant as allegory, I missed it.
Anyway, if you have any interest in such subject matter, check it out and judge for yourself. It's at least worth a look.