A decent movie, that's it.

Rating: Null/10 (10 April 2001)

While I agree with the opinion that this movie is a giddy, fun movie with little conflict, I have to say that I find the ending of this movie rather forced.
Throughout the movie, we are told that Faye is "special" and she is the inspiration for the title song. However, as the character is written, we get very little about her character other than she is two dimensionally sweet and perky. The fact that she travels with the band leads me to question her sweet morality; 1960's parents allowed her to travel unescorted with four rock-and-roll musicians? Hmmm.....
Although I do enjoy this movie, especially the energetic performance of Steve Zahn as Lenny, I am irritated by the end of the movie. There had been no chemistry between the two characters who end up together at the end of the movie (don't want to spoil it for anyone), no longing looks, no dialogue that hinted at affection. It seemed like the writer of the movie just contrived this romance in order to have a tidy "happy ending." The ending is the major flaw in an otherwise good movie.