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Wesley Snipes By DENNIS SHEALY Carolina Life Editor mo' better blues is better than lovin' two women at the same time and getting away with it. Writer, director and actor Spike Lee has finally made a real movie, and an extremely good one at that. mo' better blues has a strong, well-written story, superb acting, beautiful cinematography (the scenes with the opening credits is worth the price of admission, at least the matinee show) and music that is so good you will want to buy the sound track as soon as you leave the theater. The music is certainly the best part of the film. The Branford Marsaiis Quartet provided most of the numbers written specifically foi the film but the sound track also includes such famous jazz artists as Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Charles Mingus. Lee even wrote a song for the film callec "Pop Top 40" that pokes fun at pop love song; and leaves the audience laughing if for nc other reason than because its' lyrics tell th( truth. Lee's script and direction are very strong While his other films seemed to be disjoints * %,? < '+ (< s i - * - . ; V- . v | MWIV I -v J/ -' >} "S * V* Cynda Williams Open House Daily f Don't Hesitate! - fi\ until 6 p.m. Specials being ? offered to the first 5 minules 10 usc camPus ^ A ? Flexible leasing terms 10 Students who ^ % Competitive Prices sign a lease. " ? Spacious 1,2 & 3 bedroom apartn Tennis & volleyball courts v #2 swimming pools Ample parking Nightly security ^7^ /J L I 100 Riverbend Dr. W. Columl r~V \ ? r 794-2948 ',, ^ 'mof better b 1 u e s' v. fil ... . and overly experimental, mo' better blues is ing by h cohesive and the cinematography shows Lee's each otto eye for interesting angles, shots and imagining hard relai without being abrupt or clashing with the other ers wouk scenes in the film. other, bu Denzel Washington has the lead as Bleek on Blee* Gilliam and proves once again that he is one either of! of the best talents in film today. Lee is Washington is wholly con\ the Bleek's n trumpet playing Bleek who loves nis music as he is g; more than anything else, and plays the people Everyo in his life like he plays his insu^ix. performai Washington is almost upstaged by Wesley plause. A Snipes as Shadow Henderson, the band's ego- band re< tistical saxaphone player. Snipes steals more instramen than a few scenes with his sleazy but talented The m saxman, who in the end proves to be Bleek's though. > friend despite their rivalry over control of the The w< band and a woman. pawns fo i Both Jolie Lee and Cynda Williams prove thirty mii thdmcplvo? tr? hr> falentpA vmincx antnrs as the has almo< two very different women in Bleek's life. other thai I Jolie Lee plays Indigo Downes, die woman Withoi > who loves Bleek but can do no more to make say that > him love her than can Williams' character the end is J Clarke Bentancourt who is more of a creature mo' be of sexual passion. worth see Lee and the characterization by Jolie Lee mo bet 1 and Williams make the relationships interest- bia Mall IS i , ; * / ' ' * ' 'a '- ' . -. ,kv fa ,* fWw-f" - >< * ' " " ^ ' -v ' '' v ' s< \ 'C . * -A: > ?" j| 1/ -Only 50 fresl I Program dat |i f 9, 23, 30 anc ients 'm It the sessions 1 IMr 'You will the M ropes". MF -Registration 3ja f jfiL Hie 'Erne iMWHEiiH i<t /*- v<4?;.^?Ta?8fcy5*# "> I ? SiPi r * >:>: t v , . ? I m ?^r \ I .'*? 'WVj?'?? -Mmm: ;-af \ HI Jmm Denzel Washington aving the two womwn know about ir but not blame each other for the iionship with Bleek. Most film mak1 have the two women fighting each I Lee has them put the blame solely mmm : who is too self-involved to love them. Lee, but still entertaining as Giant, lanager who is as good at managing ambling, which isn't good at all. ne in the film in the film provides ||L ' /Jp nices that get them a round of ap- Wm Iso, those who were members of the ilisticly mimicked playing their ... ts. ovie is not without its problems % imen in the film are treated only as r the men of the movie, and the last lutes of the two-and-a-half-hour film Joie Lee it nothing to do with first two hours 1 to say that life goes on. it giving away the end, it suffices to it is too heavily foreshadowed, and ; a bit too fatalistic. tter blues is a beautiful film and well ting, so do. ter blues starts this Friday at Columand Jefferson Square theaters. Spike Lee ( pY Consider yourself fortunate! 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