Synopsis
A musical biopic 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, it gets to the heart of the relationships at the centre of the group, with a special focus on frontman Frankie Valli, the small kid with the big falsetto.
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Cast
- John Lloyd YoungFrancis 'Frankie Valli' Castelluccio
- Vincent PiazzaGaetano 'Tommy' DeVito
- Michael LomendaNick Massi
- Erich BergenBob Gaudio
- Christopher WalkenAngelo 'Gyp' DeCarlo
- Mike DoyleBob Crewe
- Joseph RussoJoe 'Joey' Pesci
- Kathrine NarducciMary Rinaldi
- Freya TingleyFrancine Valli
- Johnny CannizzaroNick DeVito
Recommendations
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Village Voice
Eastwood 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. - 60
The Hollywood Reporter
A dash of showbiz pizzazz has been lost but some welcome emotional depth has been gained in the big-screen version of the still-thriving theatrical smash Jersey Boys. - 60
Empire
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. - 60
Time Out
Imagine "Goodfellas" without much in the way of stakes, and you’ll get Clint Eastwood’s pleasingly square and forgettable adaptation of the Tony-feted 2006 jukebox musical. - 50
TheWrap
It works in the hits, and it casts singers who make those hits sound virtually identical to the original versions. What the movie doesn't do is answer the question, “Why did I just spend 134 minutes watching the Frankie Valli episode of ‘Behind the Music'?” - 50
Variety
As handsome as his compositions are, Eastwood’s filmmaking simply doesn’t have the snap or the feel for rhythm that the script’s rapid-fire theatrical patter requires, and the relative dearth of prominent musical performances turns what could have been a dancing-in-the-aisles romp into a bit of a slog. - 42
Hitfix
Eastwood is rarely a careless director, even when his handling on the material is this badly fumbled, but even his typically astute command of period and place feels off here. - 40
CineVue
A lacklustre, frustratingly inconsistent work of music history sugar-coating.
