Product: Cadillac Records [Blu-ray] (2008)
Rating: 4.0
The Blues and real heartache
If you are a fan of old-school R&B; like me, you will fall in love with this movie. If I want to I can sit down and pick its flaws. But the twang of the blues guitar, the heart wrenching vocals and the aura of that era just washes it all away.We believe it when Jeffrey Wright makes his guitar bleed as Muddy Waters, we sway as Columbus Short croons "My Babe" as Little Walter and we feel it when Beyonce's (her best movie performance to date) voice aches as she renders "All I could do is cry" as Etta James.Yes, the history is flaky. The editing needs some work. But when you have a tune in your ears and a song in your heart, imperfections just enhances beauty. That is where "Cadillac Records" succeeds where many others fail.