Jersey Boys

Clint Eastwood is one of the finest directors of all time and his performance as an actor is stellar as well. Eastwood has an interest in his long and distinguished career, whether it's performing as an actor, a director, or a writer, in music and is a huge fan of jazz.  Eastwood shows a lot of respect for early entertainers of music.  One of the people that he respects is Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, and the movie that shows that respect is called Jersey Boys. 

Tommy DeVito (Vincent Piazza) is the voice of the narrator for the entire movie and I like how he talks about all of the band members, including Frankie Valli, because there would have never been a band without Frankie’s wonderful voice.   Songwriter Bob Gaudio (Erich Bergen) is a talented writer of music of all kinds.  Bob takes Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons to the top of the chart.  He is also a band member as well, along with bass player Nick Massi (Michael Lomendo).  Along with Frankie Valli, the Four Seasons come alive and there are good times as well as bad times.  Frankie Valli never turns his back on his friends throughout.  His loyalty to his friends becomes apparent during an argument that happens when the Four Seasons are about to split. When Tommy’s excessive spending threatens to ruin the band, Frankie decides to take on the debt that Tommy has created.  Valli soon realizes that Devito is in so much debt that Frankie will need to keep on singing for many years to come. 

Once again, Clint Eastwood is one of the finest directors in the movie industry and I think he should be nominated for an Oscar for this performance.  I think this movie starts a little slow in the beginning, but Eastwood soon changes the pace because every character has something to say.  Eastwood makes it all come together making Jersey Boys one of the best films of the year.  I think that the performances are all outstanding.  The movie looks amazing because of Eastwood’s talent in setting the proper time and place throughout the movie.  Eastwood’s skills in directing movies come through brilliantly.

This movie gets 3 ½ out of 4 stars.