Written by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice
Starring John Lloyd Young, Vincent Piazza, Michael Lomenda and Erich Bergen
Based on the hit Broadway musical, the story of four young men from the wrong side of the tracks in New Jersey who came together to form the iconic 1960s music group, The Four Seasons.
Filled with the great music that made The Four Seasons a musical group that would have a Broadway musical and subsequent movie made about them, the performances are great. They give the entire movie the feel of the 50s and 60s creating a a sort of time capsule, as if it were just opened up after 50 years.
But musical performances aside, the film felt uninspired. I wonder if Clint Eastwood was too distracted by his upcoming "American Sniper" project to give this one his entire focus. And it is apparent that it's missing the dedication that even some of the worst films have. Like the musical, it feels like a jukebox movie.
And I don't mean that in the sense that they use classic songs. I mean that it comes off as someone had just put a quarter in a jukebox and walked away. The material is there, and it's good enough to play in the background. But no one is dancing to it. It's just there while you're sitting at the diner bar and eating your pancakes.
"Pancakes? What the hell is he talking about"
The fact that "American Sniper" came out close to six months after this movie, I'm convinced that Clint Eastwood wasn't totally invested in this movie. And it shows.
5/10
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