We watched Jersey Boys tonight. I’m sure the Broadway show is fun and probably really good, but the move is decidedly not. The actor playing Frankie Valli doesn’t do a very good Frankie Valli impression (well, he might do a great impression when he’s acting, but I’m just judging his singing), and so every song was a disappointment. The thing is, it’s the same actor who plays Frankie Valli on Broadway. Are we just more forgiving when the show is live? Is he better on stage than in the movie? I mean, I don’t need him to be exactly like Frankie Valli – that would be tough. But he’s enough different (and not in a good way) that it took away from the movie. Thankfully, the original recordings were playing over the credits. The movie is…lacking and not just because we were unhappy with Frankie Valli. Then again, it’s a movie adaptation of a Broadway musical based on the rise and fall of a boy band. Our expectations may have been a bit unrealistic.
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