It also uses the characters to spotlight on several obstacles that the Chess Records’ owners and musicians faced in their formative and declining years. Personally, this movie chose just the right artistes to feature and it attracts clueless newcomers into finding out more about the rich history of Chess Records and the various difficulties they faced. It’s not an easy task as Chess Records had many artistes in it’s stable and it’s practically impossible to feature every performer in the 2 hours time frame. It all boils down to the choice of songs and the manner they were inserted into the movie which needless to say, Cadillac Records did it with style.Ĭadillac Records also told the story of Chess Records in a breezy manner and managed to control the right amount of focus on a handful of characters that are essential to Chess Records. From the catchy tempo, arousing performance to the sorrowful lyrics, Cadillac Records gave the Blues an enticing exposure very much like what 881 had done for Hokkien songs and what Walk the Line had done for country music. Either ways, it’s a pity as Cadillac Records was pretty darn good.įirst and foremost, in less than 2 hours, this movie is able to introduce the splendor of the blues to newbies like me. Perhaps the subject matters in Cadillac Records were deem too similar to Dreamgirls (which had just been released not that long ago) or perhaps the distributors worried that the Singapore audience would not be interested in the particular music genre that presented in Cadillac Records. In this tale of sex, violence, race and rock and roll in Chicago of the 1950s and 60s, the film follows the exciting but turbulent lives of some of America's greatest musical legends.Įven with an Academy Award Best Actor winner (Adrien Brody) and mega star Beyoncé Knowles fronting this movie, it does not mean that it will automatically receive a theatrical release in Singapore. Languages: English/Thai/Spanish/PortugueseĬadillac Records chronicles the rise of Leonard Chess' (Adrien Brody) Chess Records and its recording artists including Muddy Waters (Jeffrey Wright), Little Walter (Columbus Short), Chuck Berry (Mos Def), Willie Dixon (Cedric The Entertainer) and the great Etta James (Beyonce Knowles).
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