A Nebbadoon review by Joan Ellis. No cops or lawyers or heroes ever surface to save souls or stop the bad guys. Ordinary people just blunder along, watching their self-inflicted troubles compound as they go. And while they go, the tapestry around them becomes rich and deep.
Altman characters are always threads in the fabric.
Seldom Seen is not happy that Johnny robbed one of his important gambling clients. The rest is tapestry. With the exception of a few jarring daytime shots, the movie unfolds in the dark, rain-spattered streets of the downtown Kansas City night. The Hey Hey Club is Altman's fine excuse for assembling some great jazz musicians to recreate the rhythms of the Depression years. To the beat of downtown jazz, deals are made and votes are bought under Seldom's watchful eye.