Synopsis
Talented but self-centered trumpeter Bleek Gilliam is obsessed with his music and indecisiveness about his girlfriends Indigo and Clarke. But when he is forced to come to the aid of his manager and childhood friend, Bleek finds his world more fragile than he ever imagined.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes71%
Metacritic61/100
267 audience votes
Key crew
Cast
- Denzel WashingtonBleek Gilliam
- Spike LeeGiant
- Wesley SnipesShadow Henderson (Sax)
- Giancarlo EspositoLeft Hand Lacey (Piano)
- Robin HarrisButterbean Jones
- Joie LeeIndigo
- Bill NunnBottom Hammer
- John TurturroMoe Flatbush
- Dick Anthony WilliamsBig Stop Williams
- Cynda WilliamsClarke Bentancourt
- Nicholas TurturroJosh Flatbush
- Samuel L. JacksonMadlock
Stills
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Themes
melancholyadmiring