Jersey Boys

"It's entertaining musical biopic territory but rarely steps out of anything but caricature. (...) Rasting: ★★★ (out of five)" 

"Eastwood's subdued period drama is undermined by a painfully familiar rise-then-fall biopic structure, which nullifies the story's potentially more interesting elements." 

"The relative dearth of prominent musical performances turns what could have been a dancing-in-the-aisles romp into a bit of a slog." 

"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'." 

"Likable film (...) 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." 

"It works in the hits, and it casts singers who make those hits sound virtually identical to the originals. 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'?'" 

“'Jersey Boys’' tells a familiar story, yes — but rarely told this well and with this much heart and soul (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of four)"