Actually, quite damn good!

Rating: 9/10 (22 September 2001)

When I saw the opening credits of the movie, I thought they were cheesy, and expected a disappointing dumb comedy.
Nothing could have been further away from truth. I had a very nice, pleasant evening, thanks to my decision to keep wathcing.
Hanks proved to be a multitalented individual, and I sure hope he is going to direct more movies, because movies like "That thing you do" are very rare nowadays. It's not a blockbuster-kind of movie, it's not an action movie, not a commedy, not a drama. It has a lot of nice tunes, but it's not a musical comedy.
Hanks is not trying to shock the audience, nothing in this movie is forced upon. You will appreciate that all the characters are very credible, as well as the situations and the contexts in which they exits and appear. Furthermore, as the show business is depicted in this movie, the obvious joys of it are not denied, which makes this film all the more honest.