Cadillac Records
The movie follows the rise and fall of influential Chicago-based record company Chess Records, which launched the careers of Muddy Waters, Leonard Chess, Little Walter, Howlin' Wolf, Etta James and Chuck Berry.
13 September 1954, South Bend, Indiana, USA
10 December 1975, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
8 January 1935, Tupelo, Mississippi, USA
29 June 1972, Harare, Zimbabwe
19 April 1987, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
20 February 1980, Hollywood, California, USA
24 February 1947, McComas, West Virginia, USA
7 December 1965, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
25 November 1977, Cherry Valley, New York, USA
19 September 1982, Kansas City, Missouri, USA
10 April 1970, Brooklyn, New York, USA
14 April 1973, Woodhaven, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
February 26, 2009
The music, largely performed by the actors, is highly enjoyable.
February 20, 2009
Anyone who likes pop music or wonders how bands like the Rolling Stones got rolling will enjoy the ride.
August 16, 2011
It turns out to be grittier and more lowdown than that Ray Charles bio.
February 26, 2009
The rich soundtrack is one of the highlights of this solid, unfamiliar story in which most of the actors do all their own singing.
July 03, 2009
Cadillac Records is not a terrible movie but in the chain of rags to riches films (Dreamgirls, Ray, Walk the Line, etc.) it definitely falls at the bottom of the heap.
February 20, 2009
Perhaps there were insurmountable legal restrictions. But the movie still serves as a dandy primer for rediscovering a lot of great music.
February 19, 2009
In story terms, its cavalcade of melodrama and conflict isn't always persuasive, but writer-director Darnell Martin's respect for the music shines through.
February 26, 2009
The music is good, the suits are sharp, but it's the outstanding performances that wow. Walker is electrifying as Howlin' Wolf and Beyoncé - playing Etta James - has never been so sultry and sexy.
December 08, 2008
The film suffers at times from biopic-itis -- the narrative unfolds with the requisite heartbreak carefully apportioned -- but it's always eye-catching.
February 20, 2009
A scattershot ensemble piece that exceeds its reach in its retelling of the origins of Chicago's Chess label.
December 08, 2008
There is not one authentic moment of human discourse in the whole movie.
