Good songs, performances, script, and direction

Rating: 8/10 (9 February 2015)

A thoroughly enjoyable film. Eastwood's direction is perfect. It's a musical trip down memory lane for anyone cognizant in the '50s. The performances are all solid. At times, John Lloyd Young's voice (Frankie Valli) is a pitch screechy, but it actually seemed to warm up through the movie. Maybe that was the point.
I liked the story being told from the different characters' points of view directly to the camera, and the curtain call ending was a really delightful touch. Eastwood clearly captured the feeling of a Broadway musical, while opening up to the real world throughout. And I positively loved Frankie's last speech about the most memorable moment in his life. It certainly makes the movie logo hit home even more.