Bolden

2019

Action / Drama

14
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 42% · 10 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 42%
IMDb Rating 5.6/10 10 645 645

jazz asylum new orleans, louisiana jazz singer or musician biography based on true story

Plot summary

A mythical account of the life of Buddy Bolden, the first Cornet King of New Orleans.

Director

Dan Pritzker Photo
Dan Pritzker

Top cast

John McConnell Photo
John McConnell as Radio Announcer
Chris Jai Alex Photo
Chris Jai Alex as Harvey
Robert Fortunato Photo
Robert Fortunato as Thomas Upper Management
Jeryl Prescott Photo
Jeryl Prescott as Felicite Lamennais
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863.37 MB
1280*682
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 48 min
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1.62 GB
1920*1024
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 48 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by regalosdelsol 10 / 10

Come for the Music. Stay for the Legend.

Wow critics. A 5.5 rating? Really? From the moment this movie started I was swept away by the music. Did somebody really complain about the lack of dialogue? Because if so then you have completely missed the point. This movie is about music. And more specifically, the beginnings of Jazz and the music of Buddy Bolden.So you didn't know anything about Buddy Bolden before you saw the movie and now you know even less? Well, welcome to the club. Nobody knew anything about Buddy Bolden. He was a mystery. An enigma. And a musical genius. It was refreshing to see a movie that did not throw in false "facts" about the life of the man so that the audience could feel comfortable knowing who Bolden was and why he ended up in an asylum. This movie won't make you feel comfortable. Sorry. Watching the mental demise of this man filled with so much talent and promise was heartbreaking. The world that Bolden grew up in was weighted down with severe oppression, racism and brutal violence. Bolden took his music to a place where his soul could be free from what was happening around him. Until the real world came crashing down on him.I liked the way the movie paralleled the demise of Bolden's mind simultaneously with the demise of his world. It was clever and well done and I never once found myself confused between past and present and reality and fantasy. I cannot imagine a movie about Buddy Bolden to be anything less than dreamlike because the whole of his life was like a dream. His legacy is mythical because there is no real proof since there are no recordings of Bolden's music. All we have is what we've heard. And even so, it's just a whisper.Don't watch this movie and expect to know anything more about Bolden's life than you knew before you watched it. Expect to be entertained because that's what Buddy was. An entertainer who was gifted with a talent that none of us will ever hear.
Reviewed by bsimpson189 4 / 10

Poor story telling

Music-great; Production-good; Acting-seems fine; Story telling-lousyTry again with a different director.
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