though cast is strong even when the movie lags, they often feel like soloists doing their own thing next to each other - always melodic but never truly meshing
the movie takes on a haunting dimension, even while actively dodging biopic cliches and falling into long lulls where not much happens. Fanning manages to bring soulfulness to a character who mostly reacts to others
painstakingly re-creates the look and sound of the gritty life of jazz pianist and heroin addict Joe Albany in the 1960s and '70s, but can't find its rhythm
by Drew Taylor [Time Out New York ]
by Sara Stewart [New York Post ]
