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Mo' Better Blues
My Rating:
(out of 5 stars)
3.5 Stars
Mo' Better Blues Poster
Primary Location: First Saw:In Theatre Saw at/with: With Jessica
Rating: R Year: 1990 Category: Drama
Director: Spike Lee Time: 129 min. Writer: Spike Lee

Reviews
Mine: Great musical score. Top-notch job by Denzel. Love the overall feel of the movie. A bit forced.
Leonard Maltin/Plot synopsis: Backstage look at a self-centered jazz trumpeter who manages to keep everyone at arm's length--including the two ladies in his life. Colorful, musically alive, with some good vignettes from members of Lee's stock company, but it goes on forever--with barely enough story to keep it afloat. Branford Marsalis' Quartet with Terence Blanchard is featured on the soundtrack; music score by Bill Lee (Spike's father).
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Cast
Ruben Blades Ruben Blades as:
Petey
Giancarlo Esposito Giancarlo Esposito as:
Left Hand Lacey
Samuel L. Jackson Samuel L. Jackson as:
Madlock
Joie Lee as:
Indigo Downes
Spike Lee Spike Lee as:
Giant
Branford Marsalis as:
Party Guest
Bill Nunn Bill Nunn as:
Bottom Hammond
Wesley Snipes Wesley Snipes as:
Shaow Henderson
Denzel Washington Denzel Washington as:
Bleek Gilliam
John Turturro John Turturro as:
Moe Flatbush