| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Boston Globe
Ty Burr |
"...the music's electrifying but the details are murky." more... |
B- |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"The casting throughout is successful." more... |
B |
Chicago Tribune
Tasha Robinson |
"...could use more music and less mugging..." more... |
B |
E! Online
Luke Y. Thompson |
"An all-star cast and some great soul music juice up this fact-based tale..." more... |
A- |
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman |
"Wright plays Waters as an elegant tomcat in boxy suits who doesn't pretend he can love one woman at a time." more... |
B+ |
filmcritic.com
Bill Gibron |
"...it's hard to tell fact from fiction." more... |
B- |
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt |
"Superficial but musically satisfying look at a pivotal period in American musical history." more... |
B |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
"Most of the actors perform wonderful re-creations of the original song that give Cadillac Records entertainment value well beyond the hackneyed story lines." more... |
B |
New York Times
A. O. Scott |
"...rollicking and insightful ..." more... |
A |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"...rushed mess of a movie ..." more... |
C |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"...didn't have to be nearly as good as it is." more... |
B+ |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Gene Stout |
"The soundtrack, more than anything else, is what makes this movie so enjoyable." more... |
B+ |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"Though the music in Cadillac Records hums along powerfully, the film could use a tune-up." more... |
B- |
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