Ma Rainey's Black Bottom was a very entertaining movie although it was completely different from what I was expecting. I thought I'd be watching a biography of Ma Rainey, the fabulous lesbian mother of jazz. Instead this movie is really all about Chadwick Boseman's trumpet player character. He's a frustrated trumpet player who wants to start his own band and had a lot of anger he needs to deal with. His performance is amazing and raw. There is no question he will be getting a lot of posthumous awards for his performance. It was based on a play and takes place all in one afternoon. We do see Ma Rainey and her young (untrustworthy) girlfriend. Overall this is a great movie with award worthy performances and a little bit of jazz.
Review of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom
