Born to Be Blue's reviews
Media reviews
Variety
Upending the conventions of the musical rise-and-fall formula while still offering a relatively straightforward three-act narrative, the film is anchored by an Ethan Hawke performance that ranks among the best of his career.
The Playlist
On the whole, '[FILM]' does right by its central subject. Hawke especially flourishes as the afflicted artist, desperate to put the pieces of his life back together.
Screen Daily
Ethan Hawke delivers an intense, committed performance as the hopelessly drug-addicted trumpeter Chet Baker in the odd, erratic '[FILM]', written and directed by Robert Budreau as a bumpy free-form improvisation on the hopeless-wreck-makes-musical-comeback biopic.
The Guardian
'[FILM]' is a curious mixture of fact and fiction, cliche and originality, style and emotion - it never truly soars but by throwing the ingredients of Baker's life together and producing.