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Lovesusti The Worst Film Ever

Arianna Moses Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

Matylda Swan It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties.

Dan1863Sickles When I think of New Jersey -- I think Clint Eastwood. When I think of Italians -- I think Clint Eastwood. And when I think of rock and roll -- I think Clint Eastwood. Even with all the obvious handicaps, I was amazed at what an effective movie this was. I was expecting the actors to lip-synch to the actual Four Seasons classics, but instead they do all their own singing (and dancing.) The results aren't always spectacular, but they're always entertaining. I loved the way the movie didn't shy away from the darker side of the Four Seasons' story. ("I just buried a child, Jimmy. I don't want to sing another love song.") I was also pleasantly surprised that one of the key men behind the Four Seasons' musical success was openly gay and was treated with respect by both the screenplay and the other characters. Maybe the biggest surprise for me was how effectively Vincent Piazza adds humor and warmth to the tough as nails Italian gangster type he played so brilliantly for five years on HBO's BOARDWALK EMPIRE. My hand to God, this movie was the best rock and roll musical ever produced by Clint Eastwood -- especially the big song and dance number over the closing credits!

Leofwine_draca JERSEY BOYS is another winner from director Clint Eastwood and an adaptation of the popular stage musical about the life and times of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. It's a lengthy and often slow-moving biopic that takes a long time to get to the fame and fortune of the group in their heyday, yet there's something engrossing about it all the same. It helps immeasurably that Eastwood is an assured direction who brings a sheen of class and professionalism to all of his films, making this a delight to watch.Most of the cast members are taken straight from the musical, so their singing is quite wonderful. Their renditions of all the popular hits are quite amazing, particularly the power house climax which is incredibly moving and perfectly performed. The ending credits, in which the whole cast provide an encore in the classic musical tradition, could easily have been completely cheesy in the hands of a less experienced director but Eastwood makes it work, and then some.Acting stand-outs are John Lloyd Young as family man Frankie, whose turbulent private life is in contrast to his serene presence on the stage, and Vincent Piazza, delivering a variant on his edgy presence in BOARDWALK EMPIRE. I was delighted to see Christopher Walken cast in support as well. As musicals go, I'm not a massive fan of the genre, but JERSEY BOYS is good enough even for non-fans. Check it out.

mark.waltz Mr. Emotion himself, Clint Eastwood, the dude who learned about screen love at the hands of Carol Channing and sung his way into the hearts of dozens in "Paint Your Wagon", has joined an elite group. William Wyler, Sidney Lumet, John Huston and Richard Attenborough were all brilliant directors who tried their hands at helming a musical, and of the five, only William Wyler (with "Funny Girl") was successful. The remainder of them all had critical disappointments and even disasters with their efforts, and Eastwood is the latest. If his film version of "Jersey Boys" isn't a disaster, it certainly ranks as a missed opportunity.Perfect in period detail, this is proof that not all Broadway smash hits can be transferred to the screen. Seen around the world after becoming a smash hit during the time when juke box musicals were frequently bombing, this was the musical for straight men who didn't want good and bad witches or big haired housewives from Baltimore. It's "The Sopranos" meets "American Bandstand", and that's a large target audience. In its 10th year on Broadway, it still packs em' in although not at full price anymore. The movie has a tele-feature feeling about it, and something tells me that this could have made a great T.V. mini-series with all the music intact rather than abbreviated as it is here.This isn't as much a musical film rather than a showbiz drama with musical interludes. The story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons is older than "Grease" (the movie title sing introduced by Valli himself), and John Lloyd Young seems to be filled with Valli's young spirit. The typical rise to success story is "Dream girls" with three of "West Side Story's" surviving Jets getting outta da hood and into the big time. Had this been introduced to film rather than stage, it might have gotten a better reception, but purists were mildly disappointed even though there are some wonderful moments.Where this is successful is in its use of nostalgia, and that's what raises its impact for me. Eastwood wisely choose brassy colors to represent the era, and as the story develops, the color photography takes on a life of its own, almost becoming the fifth season. The gimmick of certain characters narrating directly to the camera is a bit off putting. For me, it is a valentine to a by-gone era that continues to create new fans among young audiences who get to see that the older generations were not as square as they seemed.

RealLiveClaude As far as I'm concerned, Clint Eastwood is a music lover and rendering this biopic of the Four Seasons makes one more in his resume.Adapted from a Broadway musical, Jersey Boys tells the story how Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons rose to success after being so patient. Yes, there were some pitfalls (especially Tommy's shady deals which almost cost the band's career) but at the end, it brought the group to introduce the "Jersey Sound" with Frankie Valli's unique voice.At the end, the result is a piece of pop music history worth to watch.Even if critics panned this movie, the people decide. And Clint went ahead and "made his day" again.