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Does anybody think COLUMBUS SHORT was the best in the movie??


Seriously he blew me away.
I guess i just never thought of him as a real actor... i didn't think he had it in him.
But seriously... with all the rest of the great performances, He really stood out to me.
Anyone agree?

FYC: Taraji P Henson "...Benjamin Button"/ Columbus Short "Cadillac Records"

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When I first saw the movie, I thought Columbus' performance was the best, but the more I watch it (I've seen it 5 times), the more I appreciate Jeffrey Wright's and Eammon Walker's performances. All of them were outstanding.

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I think he was great in this. I never thought much of him as an actor until now.


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I couldn't agree with you more he was absolutely wondeful in this movie one of his best performances. u beleive the late great Little Walter would've been pleased.

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Everybody was fantastic in this movie--Jeffrey, Columbus, Adrien, Beyonce and Eamonn. Gabrielle and Emmanuelle were good, too, even though they had the least meatier roles. But I thought the first five that I listed were all deserving of Golden Globes, SAGS (cast and individual) and Oscar noms. I thought the director and movie itself deserved some Oscar noms. It was one of the best movies from last year. A.O. Scott of the NY Times gave it an A-. I thought his review was the closest thing about telling the truth about how good this movie was.

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Everybody was fantastic in this movie--Jeffrey, Columbus, Adrien, Beyonce and Eamonn. Gabrielle and Emmanuelle were good, too


I thought so too. I had never seen Columbus Short before this, and I thought he was great! Eamonn Walker drove me crazy throughout the film because I KNEW I knew him from something else (Oz, as it turned out) and he was just so intense as Howlin' Wolf! He was quite sexy.
Wright's performance here topped even his performance in Angels in America, I thought.

The actors were a pleasure to watch. I wish this film had gotten more exposure just because the cast was so outstanding. I don't know the real facts of the Chess story but I loved this film just as theater.


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yes, he is def talented. he was my fav character in the movie.

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