Reviewed (without me) on Cinema Eclectica. I haven't heard this one yet, though I get the impression I enjoyed it more than the other guys on the show. For me the crucial problem wasn't the fictionalisation of Davis's story - in fact, I wish they'd gone further with it and created the Melvin & Howard of musician biopics. Having his master tapes stolen and going on a caper to get them back with a journalist needling at him all the way seems a valid and funny metaphor for his struggle to maintain control over his art and image. It certainly felt like it explained more about Davis than the lengthy flashbacks to his first marriage, which really didn't work as the…

Miles Ahead uses a metaphorical structure in order to tell the biography of Miles Davis, the events onscreen didn't happen, for the most part, but then when do they ever with biopics. Instead Don Cheadle, as the writer and director, presents Miles Davis as a mixture of his iconic music and his uncompromising personality.

The iconic essence of Davis is captured through the flashbacks, where the varying styles seems ripped from album covers like Birth of Cool, In A Silent Way, Kind of Blue, Sketches of Spain and Someday My Prince Will Come; there are literal shots where I thought Cheadle was presenting the album cover, lending the film a genuine sense of cool. The flashbacks are captured in a…

Pas un biopic comme les autres.

Ici, on se concentre sur quelques jours en compagnie de ce journaliste de Rolling Stone. Cette période de silence pour Miles Davis permet à Don Cheadle de présenter la vie de Miles comme une de ses propres pièces musicales. À base de flashbacks, de cuts très rapides, d'effets de caméra pour étirer ou raccourcir le temps, le chaos de l'artiste prend forme comme des mouvements d'une œuvre, se focalisant sur différents aspects de sa personnalité plutôt que d'essayer de raconter une vie de manière exhaustive.

Et franchement, c'est plutôt pas mal fait. On évite les longueurs typiques du biopic traditionnel, ainsi que le rôle souvent secondaire de son art par rapport à la personne.…