ALMOST BLUE is a lethargic drama about jazz saxophonist Morris Poole (Michael Madsen), whose life, career, and musical ability have crumbled in the aftermath of his painter wife's death five years earlier.
The death was an accident--Lorraine (Noelle Lippman) fell from a window during a violent argument--but the severely depressed Morris blames himself, and she haunts both his dreams and his waking moments. Unable to play jazz and compelled to watch repeatedly a tape of his final performance before
the accident, he supports himself by writing inane TV-commercial jingles, much to the impatience of his concerned but helpless agent Charles (Garrett Morris), and hi...
Released:
1993
Rated:
R
Length:
99 mins