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[Highly rated reviewer]

way too sloppy...

If it wasn't for the amazing soundtrack n great casting of some of the all time music legends, i would of given this film a much lower score. The film as a whole was such a mess, n felt unbelievably rushed. Bottom line is, it could of been so much better, and instead i just feel incredibly disappointed.

So much missing

I was looking forward to this as I was expecting a history of Chess Records, but it only covered Muddy Waters, Little Walter, Willie Dixon, Howlin' Wolf, Etta James and Chuck Berry. I know they couldn't get all the artists in, but Bo Diddley? Buddy Guy? To name but two... The acting, for me, was below par, and the story took too long to get anywhere. It seemed like a vehicle for Beyonce, as she was the only actor to get to sing songs all the way thorough. Maybe that had something to do with her being the executive producer... Mos Def was good in the role of Chuck Berry and was probably the highlight of the piece for me, with Eammon Walker as Howlin' Wolf a close second. If you're a true blues lover, you'll probably not garner any more information from this film - take it as a strong piece of history filmed weakly and you won't be too disappointed.