This is the abridged version of the founding of Chess records, with the emphasis on Leonard Chess and his first big star, Muddy Waters. I just watched this movie at a film festival, having not previously been aware of it. It is rather amateurish though some of the recreations of performances, like that of Bo Diddley in particular, and some of the music is really excellent. My two big complaints involve first, the story line, which emphasizes the life of Leonard Chess and about which there is very little to maintain a plot and second, the character of Ivy Mills, who seems to be a composite. She sings Etta James songs, for example, but her story line does not parallel the life of Etta James, so this is also annoying to me. Though this is the story of the two men who arguably provided the basis for the creation of rock and roll, there is precious little rock and roll music or history.
Review of Who Do You Love
