Cadillac Records [DVD] [2009]

What a fantastic find. The quality, condition and appearance are amazing. This is definitely excellent value for money. I am very happy with my purchase ☺️.

Good Quality

This is one where you'll probably enjoy it more the less you know about the blues and Chess Records.It is a good fictionalisation of the Chess story with some excellent performances and great music but I kept shouting out things at the screen, like- Muddy didn't steal Hubert Sumlin from Howlin Wolf, Sumlin needed more money than he was getting from Wolf but he couldn't keep up the frenetic touring of the Muddy Waters Band and went scurrying back to HW. Little Walter was easily replaced by other harpists like Walter Horton and Carey Bell. Etta James wasn't discovered by Leonard Chess but by Johnny Otis. Muddy Waters first toured the UK in 1958 (when he shocked the prissy folk-blues purists with his electric blues) not 1967; by then he'd been to Europe several times. What about Phil Chess? And where the hell is Otis Spann, Muddy's essential pianist and blood-brother? And so on.On the other hand, it may be often factually incorrect but it does get the spirit right in terms of character and period setting. Adrian Brody is great as Leonard Chess, matched equally by Jeffrey Wright's performance as Muddy Waters, both square at the heart of the film. Terrific support by Eamon Walker (whom you'd never guess is an English actor) as Howlin' Wolf, Columbus Short as Little Walter, and I rather liked Mos Def's portrayal of the impish Chuck Berry with a well-hiddden heart of darkness. And, yes Beyonce does almost steal the show as Etta James. A final tip of the hat to Gabrielle Union as Geneva, Muddy's much put upon wife.The movie flows nicely as it reveals the story of some of the 20th century's most influential music. The Rolling Stones visit to Chess Studios and being in awe of their idol Muddy Waters, who helps carry their bags, is ironically true as the scene comes over as mawkish.Quibbles and irritations aside, this is as probably as good a dramatisation of the Chess story as we're ever likely to get. It deals with an important but often overlooked subject and is recommended for that alone.

Great story of the blues label artists and producers

If you really want to know the history of Rock and Roll music, this is the film for you. If you want to know about the influence of Cadillac Records on pop music, recording artists that came before Elvis such as Muddy Walters, Howlin Wolf, Little Walter and the great Chuck Berry etc, then this film i s for you.Got to big up Beyonce for producing this film and her outstanding performance as Ettta James, wicked vocals (do your thing B)

If you grew up during this time period and loved these recordings, you may be shocked at the history of how they got started and what happened to them. Sad and tragic period in our history and a sad commentary on the music business at that time. The music is really wonderful. And all the actors do a terrific job.

Terrific film. Though not a huge Beyoncé fan she is awesome in this. The music is superb though disappointingly the CD soundtrack is no comparison- very poor. Worth owning for the music alone but it’s a great story of exploitation and greed, R & B and soul.

A good film