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Rich in mood and on-screen talent but lacking in narrative depth, Low Down tells an oft-told tale with a troubling dearth of imagination.
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Somewhere over the rainbow the skies are blue, that's the dream. Some make it, some don't - this eloquent daughter's tale shows both sides. November 21, 2014 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
Somewhere over the rainbow the skies are blue, that's the dream. Some make it, some don't - this eloquent daughter's tale shows both sides.
Brad Wheeler
Gets stuck in a cycle of addiction and morning-after regret while missing a chance to explore the how and why of its characters. November 20, 2014 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
Gets stuck in a cycle of addiction and morning-after regret while missing a chance to explore the how and why of its characters.
Linda Barnard
"Low Down" nicely evokes a smokey mood of '50s jazz and Hollywood noir and deserves points for its emotional straightforwardness, but its tired story and deliberate pace never really draw you in. November 20, 2014 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
"Low Down" nicely evokes a smokey mood of '50s jazz and Hollywood noir and deserves points for its emotional straightforwardness, but its tired story and deliberate pace never really draw you in.
Paul de Barros
Whiplash is like one of those Buddy Rich solos the kid idolizes: hot, sweaty and in-your-face. Low Down is like the version of Billy Strayhorn's Lush Life played in one of this film's club scenes: somber, moody and cool to the touch. November 20, 2014 | Rating: 4/5
Whiplash is like one of those Buddy Rich solos the kid idolizes: hot, sweaty and in-your-face. Low Down is like the version of Billy Strayhorn's Lush Life played in one of this film's club scenes: somber, moody and cool to the touch.
Cary Darling
The acting makes it a far more compelling ride than it otherwise would have been. November 20, 2014 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
The acting makes it a far more compelling ride than it otherwise would have been.
Bill Goodykoontz
Fanning's performance rescues the film from mediocrity. November 14, 2014 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
Fanning's performance rescues the film from mediocrity.
Tirdad Derakhshani
A rather unremarkable treatment of a slipping down life, bright lights dimmed by the self-induced depravity of drugs and alcohol. September 6, 2019 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…
A rather unremarkable treatment of a slipping down life, bright lights dimmed by the self-induced depravity of drugs and alcohol.
Nicholas Bell
Certainly one of the best biopics of an artist I have seen in a long time. August 28, 2018 | Full Review…
Certainly one of the best biopics of an artist I have seen in a long time.
Charles Mudede
As a biopic, though, [Low Down] is both too much and too little. August 3, 2017 | Full Review…
As a biopic, though, [Low Down] is both too much and too little.
Lisa Rosman
Music, heroin, and fatherhood on the fringe July 31, 2015 | Full Review…
Music, heroin, and fatherhood on the fringe
Robert Denerstein
John Hawkes, a really fine actor, gives a towering performance in this film. He is as good in this film as any actor I've seen this year, including all those guys nominated for all the 2014 top awards. February 2, 2015 | Rating: B | Full Review…
John Hawkes, a really fine actor, gives a towering performance in this film. He is as good in this film as any actor I've seen this year, including all those guys nominated for all the 2014 top awards.
Robert Roten
A must-see for a very particular audience. January 23, 2015
A must-see for a very particular audience.
Kelly Vance
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