OK.......just OK.
Added 12/29/2009
Movie was OK, not what I expected. It's worth 1 watch. Mr. Whittaker was really good in this film. He's the only memorable actor in the movie.
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Excellent movie. Forest Whitaker's performance as Charlie 'Bird' Parker is superb as is Clint Eastwood's directing. A little long but well worth it.
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great actor doing this movie
Added 5/25/2009
watch it too never seen it before did not know that clinton directed this one either thanks again bill
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Go Clint !
Added 4/11/2009
trivia: the recording techniques of this soundtrack was rather revolutionary at the time (late 1980's)(was featured extensively in MIX magazine, among others pro publications). Always have loved this movie, there should be more like it - true stories about great artists. CAN ANYONE TELL ME IF THERE ARE EXTRAS ON THIS 2 DISC SET, AND IF SO, WHAT ARE THEY?? Thanks.....
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Mainly For Fans Of Charlie Parker
Added 2/2/2009
The music in here is excellent and makes jazz appealing even to a non-jazz enthusiast like me. It better, because that's what the subject of the film is: jazz, and Charlie Parker, in particular. "Bird" was his nickname, and Parker was a good subject matter for a film - not a pleasant subject most of the time, but for jazz fans the man is a legend.
I thought the acting was good, especially by the two main people: Forest Whitaker, playing Parker, and Diane Venora as wife "Chan."
My major complaint was that it was too long. To make a film over 160 minutes when much of it is a "downer" it tough to sit through. It's generally a story about what can happen to a man who is addicted to drugs, which is what happened to this giant of jazz. That's the part of fhis life that is emphasized,, so it makes this movie a very long, sordid tale, not a happy one.
Unless one is a big jazz aficionado, one viewing of this would be plenty....but it's worth a look.
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OK.......just OK.
Added 12/29/2009
Movie was OK, not what I expected. It's worth 1 watch. Mr. Whittaker was really good in this film. He's the only memorable actor in the movie.
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Excellent movie. Forest Whitaker's performance as Charlie 'Bird' Parker is superb as is Clint Eastwood's directing. A little long but well worth it.
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great actor doing this movie
Added 5/25/2009
watch it too never seen it before did not know that clinton directed this one either thanks again bill
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