Jersey Boys, 2014 (Oh, What A Fright)
The story of The Four
Seasons is a stellar one, which is one of the reasons why the Tony
award-winning musical Jersey Boys was
such a pleasant surprise and why the film version is ultimately engaging,
despite its frighteningly lackluster production.
The other reason is,
of course, the music. In both cases, Frankie Valli is played by talented
sound-alike John Lloyd Young. And he’s great.
When director Clint
Eastwood just lets the music play, it works. But the full film looks dark, is filled
with stereotypes and at times, very flat. Why make a movie version when the
sets look like a stage and the characters talk to camera?
Simply
put: I can fully
recommend the play, but I can only give this a mild recommendation.
Award potential: Nothing.
The ten buck review: Stay for the credits and it’s worth ten bucks.
Award potential: Nothing.
The ten buck review: Stay for the credits and it’s worth ten bucks.
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