Review of Great Balls of Fire! (1989) by Jay Carr for Boston Globe — 29 Oct 1997
More fanciful than factual, less likable than either The Big Easy or Breathless, McBride's previous two features, the movie tries hard to re-create the euphoria of 50s rock films, but the poor-white milieu is treated with such crude derision that all the characters wind up seeming like two-dimensional geeks.
You can read the full review where it was originally posted online.
This review of Great Balls of Fire! (1989) was written by Jay Carr and published by Boston Globe on 29 Oct 1997.
Great Balls of Fire! has generally received mixed reviews.
Was this review helpful?
Yes
No
