Born to Be Blue
2015, Music/Romance, 1h 37m
119 Reviews 5,000+ RatingsWhat to know
Born to Be Blue benefits from a highlight-reel performance from Ethan Hawke and an impressionistic, non-hagiographic approach to Chet Baker's life and times. Read critic reviews
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Chet Baker
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Critic Reviews for Born to Be Blue
All Critics (119) | Top Critics (49) | Fresh (105) | Rotten (14)
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Ejogo makes vivid work of that dread device, the composite character. Hawke, film-star handsome but unable to match the ruined angel looks of his alter-ego, still manages to summon up his lost-boy charisma.
December 27, 2016 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… -
Lord know we don't need another biopic of a troubled but brilliant musician, but writer/director Robert Budreau dives into the psychology of a figure like Baker with a depth that such films rarely muster.
November 17, 2016 | Full Review… -
After the movie, don't be surprised if you find yourself downloading or streaming his music. If you do you will be struck by the haunting similarities of his sound and those from this very evocative and inventive film.
November 8, 2016 | Full Review… -
Born to be Blue is perhaps a too-clever fictionalised take on the life of the jazz trumpeter Chet Baker, although Ethan Hawke's performance as the musician is as compelling as it is painful.
October 10, 2016 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… -
Ethan Hawke puts in a career- best turn as jazz trumpeter Chet Baker in this imaginatively structured biopic.
July 29, 2016 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… -
Touched by resonant tragedies amongst his own friends and learning to play the trumpet for the role, Hawke is compelling, offering a magnetic portrayal of an exasperating but deeply charismatic, engaging figure.
July 29, 2016 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Born to Be Blue
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Jun 23, 2017A mature romance/biopic that takes an anguishing look at the life of a self-destructive artist struggling to have his old life back after becoming a heroin addict, with Ethan Hawke conveying an exceptionally nuanced combination of arrogance, vulnerability and determination.Carlos M Super Reviewer
Born To Be Blue Quotes
| Chet Baker: | I want my life back. |
| Chet Baker: | I want to play. All I want is to play. |
| Chet Baker: | Miles said to come back once I've lived a little. I've lived a little. |
| Chet Baker: | Why don't you come back to my place so we can sing. |
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