I watched this Golden Globe Nominee with very low expectations. Most of the time when a film is only nominated for a single song and not even for an Oscar for that song the movie is pretty weak. Like usual I couldn't identify the nominated song either.The main character in the film is Leonard Chess, the founder of Chess Records in the 1950s, played by Adrien Brody. Adrien has not put out a movie I liked since The Jacket in 2005 which was another reason for low expectations.
The real starts of the film were Jeffrey Wright as Muddy Waters and Gabrielle Union. You might recognize Wright from the latest James Bond films and Union from Bring It On. Wright played the part very well along with a very good supporting cast, but the Supporting Role of Union should have yielded an Oscar Nomination. The Academy could have easily replaced Taraji P. Henson from The Curious Case of Benjamin Button with her.
Beyoncé Knowles and Mos Def played their roles well, and the film overall was a pleasant suprise. Since I plan on recommending this to a relative I will have to give it:
Vote: 8/10
IMDB Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1042877/
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