Synopsis
Never stop loving.
A tale of forbidden love and family drama unravels 40 years of secrets and lies against a soundtrack of juke joint blues in the Deep South.
Directed by Tyler Perry
A tale of forbidden love and family drama unravels 40 years of secrets and lies against a soundtrack of juke joint blues in the Deep South.
อะ แจ๊สแมนส์ บลูส์, سرودهای نوازندهی جاز, سرودهای جاز زن, 재즈맨 블루스, Блюз джазмена, O Homem do Jazz, 爵士情未了, Secretos, mentiras, pasiones y jazz, Blues của ca sĩ jazz, Jazzmanovo blues, Un jazzista en clave de blues, ジャズマンズ・ブルース, A dzsesszzenész titkai, Blues jazzmana, موسيقى رجل الجاز الحزينة, Τα Μπλουζ ενός Τζαζίστα, הבלוז של זמר הג'אז, Melancolia unui jazzist
It should come as a surprise to no one that I’m not a Tyler Perry fan. For a myriad of reasons: from the inconsistent quality control, the harmful stereotypes that proliferate his movies, and the rampant misogynoir in his work— his vision of Blackness disturbs me. And yet, my younger sisters love his movies. As do my other relatives. They feel seen by his work whereas mainstream filmmaking overlooks them. So, when I sat in my seat for the World Premiere of his latest film, “A Jazzman’s Blues,” I sat with a bundle of complicated feelings to watch a filmmaker I find neither appealing nor intriguing.
But “A Jazzman’s Blues” promised a side of Perry not seen since he first…
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
Honestly, I'm still stuck on Holocaust Survivor Ira's speech. I don't think I processed anything after that.
Glossy; mediocre; melodramatic; musical; overlong; overvoiceovered; unsubtle; well-intentioned.
I admire Tyler Perry’s business and behind the scene work more than his movies. I personally think his plays are his magnum ops. Every now and then he drops a gem of movie to appreciate.
A simple story about forbidden love with some nice performances on deck. I gotta give it to him this is definitely his best looking film ever. The cinematography is gorgeous shining from wide fields to crowed cities. I’m really glad this movie didn’t go overboard and really stuck to its interesting story. It has alot of unlikable characters but they all were so convincing without feeling forced. Also loved the two leads and really felt the chemistry between them.
This isn’t the greatest love story…
Tyler Perry is not known for high-quality material, but this movie pleasantly surprised. It was pretty solid until the end.
I was engrossed in the story even if it wasn't necessarily original. The acting was good, the music was pleasant, and the story was compelling enough to keep you engaged while being uncomfortable awaiting the inevitable tragedy to come in the end.
And while you knew a tragedy was coming, you still hoped there was some kind of resolution. There was none. It was just a buildup to a tragedy. So underwhelming. I was surprised at how lacking the ending was. Then I remembered it's a Tyler Perry project, his art is still a work in progress I think it's fair to say.
Y’all are haters shmaters, this movie was movie. I was holding my breath for soo long, just because I wasn’t to sure how they story would turn. I love that we saw new faces and how the characters seems to be all playing one song. The film has a beautiful score, the colour grading was A+, the storyline was cohesive, this is what I miss from Tyler Perry, truly one of a kind.
I preface this review like I do for basically any review I do for a Tyler Perry film. You guys can probably guess if you followed me for a bit, I’m not his biggest fan. I absolutely respect how he’s built his brand and given career opportunities to a lot of unknowns in the African American community don’t get me wrong. His movies are “critic proof”, despite how I may view them, they make a ton of money and satisfy his target audience. I just personally think a large majority of his films feel lazy, loud and obnoxious, and specifically catered to middle aged women. His brand of humor, that is specifically for his Madea movies which I found funny…
A Jazzman’s Blues is still problem in American today with wrong injustice as two hours running drag this film down bad writing meh performances Tyler Perry got to stop with the stereotypes stuff
I have mixed feelings about this film. I thought all the jazz music scenes were really good. I also thought the way Tyler Perry handled the racism in the club brilliantly done. However, I felt forbidden romance storyline felt like an afterthought rather than an integral part of the film. I also felt there were too many unanswered questions at the end. I'm not saying it's bad, as I did like it, but it could have been better.