Surely the Play Must Have Been Better...

Rating: 6/10 (1 December 2014)

Due to the wild popularity of the Broadway play it is obviously easy to get excited about this film. On the other hand the trailer made it pretty clear that it didn't look like a very good movie. As music movies go this ain't one of the greats that's for sure. What's good about the film? The backstory. Clearly NObody has a clue what a fascinating life these four men had and how hard and long they worked to get where they eventually did in their careers. And of course the music is great IF you're into Franki Valli and the Four Seasons. But other than that there isn't much else here. There is almost NO behind the scenes of the music business. The "biz talk" is all cheesy insubstantial meaningless Hollywood gibberish. And if you're looking for meaningful stories or behind the scenes facts about the songs themselves or the working relationship of the guys in the group, you won't find it here. This may just be the WORST Clint Eastwood directed film ever perhaps the old man's lost his touch. Who knows. But this isn't an Eastwood classic. Not even the acting is very good. It's a 5 or 6 out of 10 at best as a movie.