Born to Be Blue
The key to being a successful musician/drug addict is picking the most lucrative genre in which to perform.
Unfortunately, the strung-out artist in this drama chose Jazz.
Failing to pay his drug debts, jazz heartthrob Chet Baker (Ethan Hawke) has his front teeth kicked in in front of his new girlfriend (Carmen Ejogo). Unable to play his horn he must now answer to a parole officer who requires him to find a real job.
While he agrees to undergo drug treatment, Chet refuses to give-up performing, even though his new affliction leaves him sounding like an amateur.
While Hawke turns in a remarkable portrayal of the embattled Baker, the Baker he is depicting isn't the real Chet Baker, but a fictional account of the addict that uses his bumpy history and embellishes it with substantial poetic license.
Besides, junkies make the worst fans because they never leave after the concert.
Yellow Light
vidiotreviews.blogspot.ca
The key to being a successful musician/drug addict is picking the most lucrative genre in which to perform.
Unfortunately, the strung-out artist in this drama chose Jazz.
Failing to pay his drug debts, jazz heartthrob Chet Baker (Ethan Hawke) has his front teeth kicked in in front of his new girlfriend (Carmen Ejogo). Unable to play his horn he must now answer to a parole officer who requires him to find a real job.
While he agrees to undergo drug treatment, Chet refuses to give-up performing, even though his new affliction leaves him sounding like an amateur.
While Hawke turns in a remarkable portrayal of the embattled Baker, the Baker he is depicting isn't the real Chet Baker, but a fictional account of the addict that uses his bumpy history and embellishes it with substantial poetic license.
Besides, junkies make the worst fans because they never leave after the concert.
Yellow Light
vidiotreviews.blogspot.ca