Will you see Jersey Boys this weekend?
Jersey Boys, Clint Eastwood’s big screen version of the Tony Award winning musical, is among the new cinematic releases this weekend and the critics appear to consider it a job well done from the veteran director. It tells the tale of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, whose music influenced a generation.
John Lloyd Young as Frankie Valli in 'Jersey Boys'
Eastwood may never show us his boys discovering themselves under that street lamp, but he gives us a clutch of moments worth treasuring - and mostly without overdoing it,” said Alan Scherstuhl Of Village Voice.
“A dash of showbiz pizzazz has been lost but some welcome emotional depth has been gained in the big-screen version of the still-thriving theatrical smash Jersey Boys” said Todd McCarthy of the Hollywood Reporter.
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“It's entertaining musical biopic territory but rarely steps out of anything but caricature” wrote Alan Freer of Empire magazine.
“The relative dearth of prominent musical performances turns what could have been a dancing-in-the-aisles romp into a bit of a slog” said Andrew Barker of Variety
“No one could accuse Eastwood of having stars in his eyes, but I'm not sure any rock-era biopic has less vividly conveyed the narcotic rush of celebrity” said Guy Lodge of HitFix.com.
The Jersey Boys musical has grossed $460 million worldwide an although Clint Eastwood’s movie won’t get near that total – it offers enough to be considered an excellent retelling of the Four Seasons’ incredible story.
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Jersey Boys hits cinemas on June 20, 2014.
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