Dan Akroyd and a host of big names such as BB King, Eric Clapton, Ray Charles and Frank Oz combine together to bring a musical sensation.If you didn't guess that this was a musical then you need to make sure that you read the title of the film before watching it!
Dan Akroyd surprised me with his singing abilities and his cool, calm manner that was not shown in Ghostbusters. Dressing like something out of Men in Black, or lets get it right- Men in Black probably ripped this film off with the costume design, part of the temptation is to look at the first shot of Akroyd and think that he is trying to portray a mafia boss- he isn't. Akroyd matches a style of Blues, the style that his band pull off which involves dressing smartly and wearing dark glasses.
On the other hand, we have BB King and Eric Clapton that always dress very casually and let their guitar skills do most of the talking.
For the music- this is a brilliant film. For the acting, it's still great. Having Aretha Franklin actually feature in the film and sing RESPECT is totally genius. Stealing a police commanders wallet to buy a car is also another nice touch.
If you're in to musicals and especially in to jazz, blues, soul and R and B then this is a truly awesome musical. If you're not- don't watch it, add it to the list just on top of diamond girls and Ray for musicals to never watch, along with Chicago, High Society and the sound of music.
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