It is a masterpiece.
Hey, Soldier. Do you know who's in command here?

This is an OK movie - 6/10 - Long Tall Dexter's CD "The Other Side of Round Midnight" is great.

Very good film. Uniquely great.
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I think it's about time this movie moved to the front of my DVD rotation.
"Happiness is a wet Rico Reed". heh.

Agree with all the above comments. As a jazz buff, I absolutely adore this movie.

The soundtrack of this movie was like one of my college soundtracks. I played the cassette so much, I wore out at least one.
Life is never fair, and perhaps it is a good thing for most of us that it is not.

Agreed, this is an incredible film. I love the sequence at the end of the film when Herbie Hancock and the big band are at the ampitheatre in Lyon playing Chan's Song, when suddenly it shifts back in time to when Dale is playing the tune at the club on 52nd street and shifts forward again to see Francis watching one of his super 8 film's of Dale. The music and the performances and the imagery merge into an amazing emotional experience. It was one of the most moving sequences I've ever experienced on film. I can't believe it was only nominated for 2 Oscar's. Bertrand Tavernier should have won best director and Francois Cluzet should have at least been nominated for best supporting actor. But what does the Academy know?

One of the greats. There's nothing quite like this one. The shots came so well with the score. The acting was superb as well as the music. The very simple plot of friendship & love bonded by Dale & Francis' love for music was masterfully written with such triviality that made ths story very original & interestingly unique. I wish to see more movies like these.
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