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Miles Ahead
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The film is an exploration of the life and music of down-and-out jazz trumpeter Miles Davis (Don Cheadle). In the 1970s, Miles Davis tries to recover his new session tape from music producers.
The film is an exploration of the life and music of down-and-out jazz trumpeter Miles Davis (Don Cheadle). In the 1970s, Miles Davis tries to recover his new session tape from music producers.
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December 27, 2016
Cheadle -- directing his first feature -- creates a film whose nerve its hero would surely admire.
January 03, 2017
Miles Ahead is a picture that's totally self-aware, wearing its wholesome references on its sleeve.
April 21, 2016
A jazzy and unconventional tribute to an American icon, "Miles Ahead" is quite a ride.
April 21, 2016
Ultimately, Cheadle's labor of love prizes the music-making over the music, and maybe even over the man.
March 07, 2017
If you're looking for a conventional bio-film, you'll be disappointed. If you want to get inside the head of the ingenious, erratic, enigmatic high priest of jazz, fasten your seat belt and enjoy the ride.
July 08, 2016
[Such] pat psychologizing of a notoriously complex personality undercuts the swirling chaos of the 80s narrative.
January 01, 2017
Miles Ahead is nothing anyone's going to fall in love with, but something interesting in its approach to stroke your goatee to, like those jazz albums you pretend to like.
April 21, 2016
The problem with "Miles Ahead" isn't the playful, broad license it takes with Davis' story, but that it's so silly.
December 30, 2016
Instead of covering the standard biopic plot points, the film moves into lurid B movie territory.
April 22, 2016
Writer-director-star Don Cheadle gives a towering performance that the film simply can't keep up with; he's truly on his own, which is perhaps the way Davis would have wanted it.
April 21, 2016
Ridiculous? To be sure. Engaging? You bet.