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Though high-speed, higher-stakes car chases of the variety we find opening Miles Ahead are not hard to come by in modern cinema, there’s something remarkably enchanting about watching one featuring the most influential jazz musician in American history riding shotgun.
The Daily of the University of Washington
Unfortunately, the movie is too messy to leave a lasting impression. In relying too heavily on “playing what’s not there,” “Miles Ahead” too willing indulges another quote of Davis’, which creates an ultimately unsatisfying movie experience, “I’ll play it first and tell you what it is later.”
Deadline: The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced today that Don Cheadle’s directorial debut Miles Ahead will make its World Premiere as the Closing Night selection of the upcoming 53rd New York Film Festival (September 25 – October 11). Cheadle, who co-wrote the script, stars as the legendary musician opposite Emayatzy Corinealdi and Ewan McGregor.