Blue Like Jazz (2012)
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Donald Miller
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This review of Blue Like Jazz was originally published at Filmwell, where it sparked many comments. It is reprinted here with permission.
Blue Like Jazz, the new film by director Steve Taylor, is based on Donald Miller’s New York Times-bestselling memoir. It’s the biggest filmmaking success story in the history of the Kickstarter program, earning $345,000 in donations to help cover its costs. Were their investments rewarded? If you skim through the reviews, you might be inclined to say, “Apparently not.”
But I think reviewers are responding with some knee-jerk judgments and prejudice that is, in fact, one of this movie’s primary subjects.
Here’s my defense of the film.
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