Too Late Blues 1961

Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: It's pretentious, lugubrious, mawkish, and full of both naivete and macho bluster. It also has moments that are indelible and heartbreaking. Read more

Geoff Andrew, Time Out: One of the more impressive Hollywood movies to be set in the hip, flip jazz world. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: John Cassavetes' first Hollywood-made project shows a tendency to force casebook psychology on the characters at a loss of spontaneity. Read more