
A look at the life of pianist Joe Albany from the perspective of his young daughter, as she watches him contend with his drug addiction during the 1970s jazz scene.... (Full plot summary below)
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A look at the life of pianist Joe Albany from the perspective of his young daughter, as she watches him contend with his drug addiction during the 1970s jazz scene.
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| RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzA very good jazz movie and a very good heroin movie, if indeed there's much practical difference between the two modes—and perhaps there isn't. |
| Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsA tough-minded, empathetic portrait of dreamers on the edge. |
| The Stranger (Seattle, WA)Charles MudedeCertainly one of the best biopics of an artist I have seen in a long time. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesMary HoulihanA perfectly cast film that depicts a moody world of jazz musicians, drugs and self-destruction. |
| Village VoiceMichael NordineThere are too many notes that, while not false, are neither satisfactorily resolved nor left interestingly unresolved. |
| Minneapolis Star TribuneColin CovertIt is both stunningly somber and breathtakingly well-crafted, a pure and gripping cinematic love song in a melancholy key. |
| Philadelphia InquirerTirdad DerakhshaniFanning's performance rescues the film from mediocrity. |
| Blu-ray.comBrian OrndorfHas a specific glaze that's certainly tended to by director Jeff Preiss, but rarely does it hit a note of profundity that revives interest in the gradual unraveling of an irresponsible man. |
| Canada.comKatherine MonkIt's not at all pretty. But it dazzles in the darkness in its dizzying bid to find the light. |
| SignatureLisa RosmanAs a biopic, though, [Low Down] is both too much and too little. |