Jersey Boys (2014)

Clint Eastwood and show-tunes. Who would have thought? Jersey Boys came and went in 2014. It's one of the lost films of the 2010's. Was it because it was so bad? It's not that bad. It's like a cross between Dreamgirls and A Bronx Tale. The music is fantastic, as you'd expect. The storyline, while corny and a bit disheveled in tone, is easy to follow and hits right home when it needs to. Hearing Frankie Valli's "My Eye's Adored You" at his daughter's funeral left me with a lump in my throat. That's a powerful moment that needed it's one-two punch for viewers, and thankfully, we get that. My biggest issue is it's acting. At times, the boys are way over the top. The climax in particular is a treasure trove of embarrassingly bad acting. It's not a masterpiece, but it's a nice little movie.