Bad Script, Awesome Music

The soundtrack to Cadillac records was absolutely stunning. I felt the movie really captured the soul movement during the 40's and 50's. Beyonce's performance especially was powerful. It has been a unanimous decision among movie critics and elites that her portrayal of as Etta James deserved an oscar nomination. The nomination, however, was taken away from her because the movie itself did not receive the best criticism. Cadillac records was quoted as "a rushed mess of a movie" due to it poor script. It attempts to portray the black emerging culture and the motives behind it were noble. I enjoyed the movie, but I do think that some of it was a bit of a blur. It was hard to keep track of what was going on and who was being signed. Regardless of the script, the soundtrack is untouchable with its soul-stirring style.