Good but not great - lacked something to make it special

Rating: 7/10 (7 June 2015)

Good but not great - lacked something to make it special.
A Clint Eastwood-directed drama which covers the history of Franki Valli and the Four Seasons. Interesting from a music history point of view. Many of their most well-known hits are also performed, making it even more entertaining.
However, there was no spark to make to truly special. While the band members' history and friendship is covered, there is still not that much engagement with the characters. Eastwood just scratches the surface of the relationship between the band members and of their individual characters.
Plus, the movie isn't entirely accurate and does take some poetic licence for dramatic purposes.
Decent performance by John Lloyd Young as Franki Valli. Standout performance, however, goes to Vincent Piazza as Tommy DeVito. Good work by Christopher Walken in a supporting role.
Worth a watch purely from a musical history perspective, and pretty much that only, unfortunately.