Music biopics are tricky -- they can either be really good or really bad. This one manages to be somewhere in the middle, which makes it only somewhat unnecessary.
This review of The Five Heartbeats (1991) was written by Jeffrey W on 12 Nov 2008.
The Five Heartbeats has generally received positive reviews.
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