Mo' Better Blues is rich with vibrant hues and Denzel Washington's impassioned performance, although its straightforward telling lacks the political punch fans expect from a Spike Lee joint. Read critic reviews
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Mo' Better Blues videos
Mo' Better Blues: Official Clip - Save My Life, Please
Mo' Better Blues: Official Clip - The Mo' Better Blues
Mo' Better Blues: Official Clip - Bleek's Trumpet Practice
Mo' Better Blues: Official Clip - L-O-V-E
Mo' Better Blues: Official Clip - Beaten to a Pulp
Mo' Better Blues: Official Clip - Where's Our Money?
Mo' Better Blues: Official Clip - Shadow & Clarke
Mo' Better Blues: Official Clip - Grandstanding Sax Player
Mo' Better Blues: Official Clip - You'll Play Again!
Mo' Better Blues: Official Clip - What Did You Call Me?
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Movie Info
Financially irresponsible Giant (Spike Lee) manages a jazz group, but his sax player, Shadow (Wesley Snipes), wants to replace him with a better businessman. Bleak (Denzel Washington), the band's trumpeter, then tries to defend his close pal Giant, leading to a power struggle between the two musicians. Meanwhile, as Bleak tries to straighten things out with his band mates and manager, he also must choose to be with either sweet teacher Indigo (Joie Lee) or sultry singer Clarke (Cynda Williams).
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Rating: R
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Genre: Drama
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Original Language: English
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Director: Spike Lee
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Producer: Spike Lee
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Writer: Spike Lee
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Release Date (Theaters): wide
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Release Date (Streaming):
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Box Office (Gross USA): $15.9M
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Runtime:
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Distributor: Universal Pictures
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Production Co: Universal Pictures, 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks
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Sound Mix: Dolby, Surround
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Benefits from the fact that this is Spike Lee's debut and doesn't feature the preachiness that brings down his later efforts.
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Middling effort from Spike Lee. It had some good scenes and it was well acted, shot etc. I just didn't really like Denzel's character and I think I kind of was supposed to. It also went on longer than the material required.
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i love this movie denzel as player a must see
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Plenty of style and energy, but not enough soul.
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