Film Review – Low Down

Jazz is nothing but suffering, at least according to the movies. “Low Down” is the Joe Albany bio-pic, surveying the pianist’s life as he disrupted his musical gift with drugs and selfishness, neglecting his only daughter in the process. This is not a story of sunshine and clarity, but prolonged mistreatment, watching characters struggle for nearly two hours, never quite learning anything about themselves or their demons. “Low Down” has 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. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com