'Cadillac Records': Accurate portrayals?
Here's a quick nine-word review: The film's a bit formulaic; the music is amazing. But how does the cast stack up playing Chess Records' real-life legends?
Beyoncé Knowles/Etta James
Beyoncé as a troubled diva
with a dirty mouth, a fiery
temper, and a smack habit? Yeah, we were skeptical too. But when she belts out
''At Last,'' it all makes sense. B+
Mos Def/Chuck Berry
There's not much to do in the script besides duckwalk to ''Maybellene'' and
romp with groupies in the backseat of his Caddy. But Mos Def does both well. B
Jeffrey Wright/Muddy Waters
Wright's frisky take on
the Mississippi bluesman
(''I'm a Man'') makes
you understand exactly why
his dirty slide guitar
led women into his bed. A
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