
This movie is a musical biography of the Four Seasons, the rise, the tough times and personal clashes, and the ultimate triumph of a group of friends whose music became symbolic of a generation. Far from a mere tribute concert (though it does include numbers from the popular Four Seasons songbook), this movie gets to the heart of the relationships at the center of the group, with a special focus on frontman Frankie Valli (John Lloyd Young), the small kid with the big falsetto... (Full plot summary below)
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This movie is a musical biography of the Four Seasons, the rise, the tough times and personal clashes, and the ultimate triumph of a group of friends whose music became symbolic of a generation. Far from a mere tribute concert (though it does include numbers from the popular Four Seasons songbook), this movie gets to the heart of the relationships at the center of the group, with a special focus on frontman Frankie Valli (John Lloyd Young), the small kid with the big falsetto. In addition to following the quartet's coming-of-age as performers, the core of this movie is how an allegiance to a code of honor learned in the streets of their native New Jersey got them through a multitude of challenges: gambling debts, Mafia threats, and family disasters. This movie is a glimpse at the people behind a sound that has managed to endure for over four decades in the hearts of the public.
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| Baret NewsKam WilliamsA nostalgic trip down Memory Lane designed with Baby Boomers in mind. |
| ReviewExpress.comDiana SaengerChasing the Music - Jersey Boys a Triumphant Hit |
| Tolucan TimesTony MedleyEastwood, a musician, pays the deference to the music it is due showing each song from beginning to end, and the result is a good story wrapped around a terrific concert. |
| GrantlandWesley MorrisValli and the Four Seasons' story might well have been true, but as drama, it's thin and occasionally dull. |
| BuzzFeed NewsAlison WillmoreIt's possible that no movie about music has ever treated its songs with more indifference than Clint Eastwood's Jersey Boys. |
| Minneapolis Star TribuneColin CovertEverybody loves a rags-to-riches story. The joyous new musical "Jersey Boys" doubles down on that favorite theme. |
| Salon.comAndrew O'HehirWhen it comes to any larger questions about what was lost or gained, and whether Frankie Valli’s odyssey was worth it, Eastwood throws up his hands. Who knows? He’s made a thoroughly tolerable and non-insulting summer movie for grown-ups; isn’t that enough? |
| Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlEastwood may never show us his boys discovering themselves under that street lamp, but he gives us a clutch of moments worth treasuring — and mostly without overdoing it. |
| Alt Film GuideTim CogshellClint Eastwood's Jersey Boys is based on the hit Broadway musical and is a crushing bore. But the music and the performances of the music, are great. |
| MediaMikesMichael A. SmithEastwood has wisely kept the basic premise of the stage show, allowing each member of the group to act as their own "Greek chorus," breaking the fourth wall and narrating the story as it progresses. |