Blues Brothers

(Image from Amazon)

I'd like to start this post by saying this film was marketed to me by a friend as a musical, it is not a musical!

Things I liked

The music! I'm a fan of most types of music especially anything I can dance to so the highlight of the film for me was when everyone spontaneously started shaking 'their tail feather' for Ray Charles. It reminded me of every wedding reception (and visit to Reflex) where I've enthusiastically thrown myself into the dance. Every musical number in the film was fantastic and I bet people were going crazy at the time for all the cameos (I wasn't born when it came out so not all of them were obvious to me)

Things I didn't like

The length! This film was about an hour too long for me. The first time I really sat up a paid attention was when Aretha Franklin belted out her song and once she'd finished I was once again underwhelmed.

The plot! I'm gonna be honest, I had no idea what was going on for most of the film. Why are Elwood and Jake mumbling? Why does that woman keep turning up with explosives and guns? Why are the car chases so long winded? Was it supposed to be funny?

Verdict

I can see why people like the film. It has that cult vibe and it must be fun to dress up in suits, shades and a hat. I thought the music and dancing were fantastic but the rest of the film just didn't do it for me. 2/5