The story of four young men from the wrong side of the tracks in New Jersey who came together to form the iconic 1960s rock group The Four Seasons.
Half GoodFellas, half Dreamgirls, Jersey Boys is an appealing take on a grit-to-glamour biopic. What it ultimately fails to do, though, is convince.
Initially buoyant, just about keeps its shape and delivers a few enjoyable performances but ultimately far too long and derivative.
The result is a buoyant, entertaining picture, albeit overlong at 134 minutes, that leaves you pondering, what price immortality?
The songs are nicely performed and the script duly ticks all the musical biopic boxes, even if it lacks a suitably show-stopping set-piece.
Affecting and personal in spite of its many contrivances.
Jersey Boys works fine as entertainment: a rackety fairground ride of a film.
A melancholy but entirely enjoyable film.
Clint Eastwood's take on the Four Seasons story isn't quite the foot-stomping celebration it could have been.
Strait-laced retelling of the rise of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons.
Music aficionado Clint fails to match the verve of his Charlie Parker biopic Bird, but Jersey Boys is a solid watch that seeks to deepen the emotion of the jukebox musical.
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General release. Check local listings for show times.
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