A rather disappointing film by a great filmmaker. What was Coppola thinking when he made this, apparently not very much! Too much attention was paid to the costume and production designs in the film(which by the way are quite good)and not enough attention to the story. The movie doesn't seem to have a strong,solid storyline that's easy for viewers to watch. The movie has lots of ideas,but that's the mistake of the film. Everything seems to be happening so fast,where you can't really follow anything that's going on. My favorite parts of the film were without any doubt the music scenes,with Gere playing his cornet(amazingly,the guy can actually play! I was quite impressed.)I love films about the 20's and 30's. I love the music from the era,I love looking at the cars,and the way people dressed. And this film does offer this to me. But I wouldn't dare watch this movie again. It really needed to be better planned out. Unfortunately Coppola missed big time with this one. Incase your interested in watching a good jazz movie I suggest Woody Allen's "Sweet and Lowdown","Stormy Weather",or "The Jazz Singer".
Review of The Cotton Club
