Review of The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989) by Jonathan Rosenbaum for Chicago Reader — 07 Sep 1991

This pared-away comedy-drama, which concentrates exclusively on the three characters, has plenty of old-fashioned virtues: deft acting, a nice sense of scale that makes the drama agreeably life-size, a good use of Seattle locations, fluid camera work (by Michael Ballhaus), a kind of burnished romanticism about the music, and a genuine feeling for the characters and their various means of coping.

And Pfeiffer turns out to be a terrific singer.