Product: Cadillac Records [Blu-ray] (2008)
Rating: 2.0
Good intentions gone awry
I looked forward to seeing this movie - but it was a huge letdown. Besides the historical inaccuracies as detailed by earlier reviewers here on Amazon - I felt the actors chosen to play these music icons weren't based on ability, but to try and get a younger audience to pay attention to the film. Mos' Def is NOT an actor in any way, shape or form - his portrayal of Chuck Berry was wooden and inaccurate. On the other hand, Eamonn Walker's take on Howlin' Wolf was STUNNING. I'm sure the makers intentions were good - but the obvious budget restraints and poor choices in actors left me feeling like a great opportunity to shed light on an otherwise under-documented period of music history was squandered.