Review of Jersey Boys (2014) by Jonathan R — 06 Dec 2014

Review:

You can tell that this movie is based on the musical, because it doesn't really go into much depth about the individual band members and I found the storyline pretty sketchy. Clint Eastwood would start an important part of the film, like when Frankie Valli met his wife and then in the next scene they are married without much explanation. That type of thing happens throughout the movie but it is stated that it is based on the musical so I can't really fault the director. I guess that he was trying to stay true to the musical, which is why he added the dance scene at the end with the whole cast but from a viewing point of view, I was left feeling pretty empty because I'm was sure that there is a deeper story to tell about there life's. Apart from that, it does show how they come up with some of there popular hits and it touches on how the group got together but it lacked emotion and intense drama. Watchable!

Round-Up:

As I haven't seen any of the main cast in any other movies, I can't really compare the performances with anything else that they have done, but they did do quite a good job in this movie. Christopher Walken was the only recognisable face throughout the movie and he put in his usual great performance as a mafia boss. He even took to the dance floor at the end, which was quite impressive for a 71 year old. I must admit, this movie really didn't feel like it was made by Clint Eastwood because of it's lack of in depth drama which I have got used to seeing from this veteran actor/director. On the whole, it's a watchable movie because you do see some of the trouble that Tommy DeVito caused the individual band members but it did drag after a while.  .

Budget: $40million.

Worldwide Gross: $67million.

I recommend this movie to people who are into their biopic's about the difficult route to fame for Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. 4/10.