Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Jersey Boys 2014


Jersey Boys


     This film is a biography based on the Tony Award winning musical and a tribute to the Four Seasons.  The film opens in 1951 when Frankie was 16 and working in a barbershop.  They began as a group in the 60’s and their name changes, rise to fame, tough times, personal problems and clashes are shown.  Frankie Valli was a small young man but he had a wide voice range and he could reach high tones in his singing.  There were gambling debts, Mafia threats and issues with families.  This group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and they managed to perform for over four decades.
     I liked this movie, every time a song was featured, I remembered hearing it on the radio.  I’m surprised about the low reviews?  It seems to capture the spirit of people from New Jersey and the life of rock entertainers.  3 ½* (I liked this movie) 

134 min, Bio directed by Clint Eastwood with Vincent Piazza, John Lloyd Young, Steve Schirripa, Christopher Walken, Kathrine Narducci, Lou Volpe, Johnny Cannizzaro, Michael Patrick McGill, Michael Lomenda.

Note:  Imdb 7.0 out of 10, 53% critic 64% audience on Rotten Tomatoes, Amazon 4.2* out of 5* with 1,512 reviews.
Special Note:  I was surprised that this film was directed by Clint Eastwood, I just didn’t picture him wanting to work on this type of film based his previous work.  I didn’t know he is a music aficionado and he directed Bird about jazz saxophonist Charlie “Bird” Parker in the late 80’s and he has written the musical score for several of his movies including Million Dollar Baby.












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