Preview: Cadillac Records (2008)

• Poster: D+

Review:

As posters go, this is among the worst design. Used presumably to highlight as many of the actors in the film as possible, it merely becomes a boring, self-deluded promotional tool with no artistic merit.

• Trailer: B-

Review:

Coming so soon after the success of Dreamgirls, you would expect Beyonc not to want to take on a musical icon (real or fictional) again so soon, but here she is at it again. I'm not sure form the preview if she's any good, but there has been a lot of rumor that she is good and could be a contender. Sadly, the trailer doesn't make the film seem like anything too exciting.

Oscar Prospects:

Right now, only Beyonc has any real shot at a nod for this film. It doesn't have the pedigree of a Ray or a Dreamgirls, and it certainly doesn't have the buzz following it.

Release Date:

• December 5, 2008

Full Review Synopsis:

I have not seen this film.

-Wesley Lovell (November 9, 2008) Original

-Wesley Lovell (January 18, 2009) Buy the Poster Enabled