"A re-imagining of jazz legend Chet Baker's musical comeback in the late '60s"...
...says IMDb and that's quite a sufficient description of the plot of this film. It is important to emphasize that the film is not a true biography, but a fictional melodrama only roughly based on the life of this jazz legend.
The story of a former music star who tries to break free from his addiction and return to the stage, despite many difficulties, is a topic that has been filmed many times and this movie does not bring anything new or particularly interesting in the field of script. The music is ok, but they could have made a better soundtrack if they hadn't blindly stuck to only the most famous jazz standards. All in all, there's not much to complain about, but there's not much to praise either. What pulls it slightly above mediocrity is the overall atmosphere and the performance of Ethan Hawke in the lead role (although Willem Dafoe might be a better fit).
6/10.
...says IMDb and that's quite a sufficient description of the plot of this film. It is important to emphasize that the film is not a true biography, but a fictional melodrama only roughly based on the life of this jazz legend.
The story of a former music star who tries to break free from his addiction and return to the stage, despite many difficulties, is a topic that has been filmed many times and this movie does not bring anything new or particularly interesting in the field of script. The music is ok, but they could have made a better soundtrack if they hadn't blindly stuck to only the most famous jazz standards. All in all, there's not much to complain about, but there's not much to praise either. What pulls it slightly above mediocrity is the overall atmosphere and the performance of Ethan Hawke in the lead role (although Willem Dafoe might be a better fit).
6/10.