Review of Beyond the Sea (2004) by Jim H — 20 Jan 2015

They say that Kevin Spacey was such an intense fan of Bobby Darin that that's why he insisted and worked so hard over so many years to make this movie. Bravo to him⦠As it seems like it's a story that was definitely meant to be told to the world.

The problem is that Spacey's "fandom" may have made him too close to the subject, because there are too many portions of this that the non-â" intense Darin fan would find hard to follow⦠Or just find slow and boring.

There are too many times in this movie that the transition and interaction between Darin, the Child, and Darin, the Adult, just doesn't flow. And that's when the movie slows to a crawl â" and every once in a while, comes to a screeching halt.

While overall, it is enjoyable, it glosses over too many things that seem to be much more important to the overall story than they are given time forâ" which ultimately makes this a little too hard to follow.