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Genre :

Drama, Musical

Release Date :

December 05, 2008

Director :

Darnell Martin

Starring :

Adrien Brody, Jeffrey Wright, Beyonce Knowles, Columbus Short, Mos Def, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Cedric the Entertainer, Gabrielle Union, Tammy Blanchard

REVIEWS RATE: Critics Readers [Rate It]

“..worth catching..”

by Claudia Puig [USA Today]

“..The music, appropriately, is electrifying, and the performances on-target..”

by Ty Burr [Boston Globe]

“..So much passion, so much pain, so much tenderness and violence..”

by A.O. Scott [NY Times]

“..entertaining but incomplete..”

by Bill Gibron [Filmcritic.com]

“..A great ensemble cast and a terrific, blues- oriented '50s sound track make "Cadillac Records" a treat..”

by Lou Lumenick [New York Post]

Review rate : B+
Reviewed by Gene Stout [Seattle Post Intelligencer]

Reviewed by Rafer Guzman [Newsday]

Reviewed by Bill Goodykoontz [Arizona Republic]

Reviewed by Roger Moore [Orlando Sentinel]

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