Good Story, Good Music

Rating: 7/10 (20 June 2014)

I saw "Jersey Boys", starring John Lloyd Young-this is his first movie but he did play Frankie Valli on Broadway; Vincent Piazza-The Sopranos_t.v., Boardwalk Empire_t.v.; Erich Bergen-How Sweet It Is, Gossip Girl_t.v. and Christopher Walken-Balls of Fury, Joe Dirt.
This is an autobiographical movie that is based on a Tony Award winning Broadway musical and it is directed by Clint Eastwood. It is the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, a pop music group that had more than a few hits during their career. It starts in 1951 New Jersey, with John as a teenaged want-a-bee singer. His friend, Vincent, had a band that needed a singer, but the only problem was that Vincent was in and out of trouble a lot. When Vincent was not playing music, he worked for a mob boss, Christopher, so Vincent spent his share of time in jail. Erich was a song writer that later joined the band and helped boost their popularity. I thought it was interesting how they would show how a song came together. If you are a fan of their music, then you should enjoy this movie-I am and I did. If you are unfamiliar with them, Frankie Valli had a rather distinctive voice for the musical groups of that time; it was a falsetto voice. It's rated "R" for language and has a running time of 2 hours & 14 minutes. I enjoyed the music and the story and I would buy this on Blu-Ray.