The hits just keep coming

Rating: 8/10 (1 February 2015)

If you are a fan of the music of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons you will love this movie. If you are unfamiliar with their music, take a chance on this movie, and you may learn to love it too. If you do not like their music, well there is a chance you will like this movie anyway. I fall into the first category.
Adapted from the Broadway play, the movie traces the growth of 4 young teens from the gangster streets of New Jersey, to the rise to the top of the pop music world, the breakup of the group due to financial strains and internal bickering, the rise of Frankie Valli as a solo star, and their reunion at the induction in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame. Throughout the film their music and the wonderful performances (both dramatic and musical) by the 4 actors will bring a smile to your face.
While the beginning is a little slow as director Clint Eastwood develops the background of their youthful interactions with the wrong side of the law, the pace picks up one the hits start coming. And come they do.
The film probably could have done without some of the vulgar language even if still trying to maintain the realism of the story. The R-rating may be a little harsh compared to other movies and it probably did hurt the film at the box office.
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