Listonixio Fresh and Exciting

Doomtomylo a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

AnhartLinkin This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

StyleSk8r At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

josephmorris-24920 Having met a future Grammy award winner while I was in the Army, and then subsequently playing in the music business for 16 years -- it was "prima dona" types like "Eddie" that took the fun out of playing music. His hot-shot over-the-top approach is like a power back muscling his way through a sweaty line -- and real music isn't like that at all. It allows for the sensitivity in others that results in artists becoming more creative when they're not bossed around like a chain gang; and a supportive group blends as a musical thinking pot -- instead of losing interest because of a dictatorship of one ego controlling everyone else. Nice fantasy film...or else an expose on why they're so many "former" bands now lying in the trash-heap of time -- because of guys like Pare's character. Besides, for him to take 20 years to get everything "just perfect"...is usually outdated by the time he DOES get everything "perfect" -- and nobody cares about it anymore anyway by that time, because of the constant emerging talent-pool of all types, that are even MORE talented. Furthermore, for something to emerge as "good" 20 years later, is actually the sign of the times, of how the bar of taste and ethics has been lowered so much over the years -- that formerly rejected material is now considered tasteful. Still, the music in the movie wasn't bad...just the over-acting of an unrealistic character who'd be banned for life for punching a record producer who initially rejected his music, and for continually running away from things that didn't go his way, like a big baby. No REAL musician with any self esteem would want an immature character like this as their leader, and, as you can see, hundreds of great bands are getting along just fine, without him.

bogus696996 First off, you cannot compare this to the first movie. It is shot in a different time period, and from a different aspect from the first movie. This is not the greatest movie you will ever see, but you do need to see the first one to appreciate this one. It is a good movie, the acting from most of the cast is kind of quirky and over the top, but Michael Pare does excellent again. His lip syncing is the absolute best I have ever seen. Had I not known John Cafferty sang these songs, I would swear it was Michael. Well, back to the movie. It is a good movie that tells the story of Eddie's fight to conceal his identity, but making it harder is the fact that his music has once again become popular, and there are tapes he made of music that was never released, as well as music he sang and played with other musicians. he is fighting from revealing to the world he is still alive, since everyone assumes he is dead(see first movie). His love for creating and playing music is as strong as ever, and he eventually begins to play some here and there, till he one night plays at a bar where a sax player actually recognizes him or his music style. he then forms a band and begins to go on and play small venues, until the rest of the band forces him to play at a band competition. From there, the rest is history! It is definitely worth a watch if you have never seen it, but the first movie is better than the second, as is the case with most sequels. You will enjoy this movie if you like music. The soundtrack is phenomenal.

dansview Eddie strove for something real, something meaningful. How many people like that do you meet in your daily life? I meet zero. What a shame.Maybe he was self-absorbed at times to the detriment of his friendships. There is no excuse for that, but I do believe that he cared about others.Michael Pare put so much feeling into his role as Eddie, in both the original and this sequel. He is not even a particularly well known actor, yet he put more feeling into this role than most popular actors put into their famous roles.Popularity does not necessarily signify quality.The makers of this film should have explained what the hell Eddie has been doing for the past 20-25 years. Why did it take him so long to get back into music? Why is he living in a modest apartment, with no woman or kids, or anything after this many years? They could have at least given it a backhanded treatment, so that we would know the basics.Nevertheless, nice job otherwise. Sweet, understated love affair. Conflict, resolution, emotion, and great music. John Cafferty is Eddie. Eddie lives!

Fred Smith You can't possibly have made a worse sequel than this. It relates nothing to the original except for Michael Pare being in it. They totally wrote off Frank, Joann, Kenny, heck even Doc. Like this was going to work without all them in there. Plus the music which was great in the original soundtrack is at best average here. You want a good sequel to the first cruisers soundtrack, get John Cafferty's Tough all over album. Now thats really good. For the people who like this lousy movie, you obviously never saw the original. Which is by far superior in every way to this garbage. This is movie is a total disappointment. But when you get none of the original cast, writers or director, this is what you get. Eddie doesn't live in this bomb. He really drives his car into the drink.