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9.2 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 13 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 13
  3. Negative: 1 out of 13

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  1. MelanieK.
    May 1, 2002
    10
    One of the best I've ever seen AND heard!
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  2. BillC.
    Aug 30, 2002
    10
    The concluding performance and the title song are worth the price of admission. Although fictional I suggest you could insert Vito Picone of Vito and the elegants... hit song...Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star... home town Brooklyn and have the basis in a true life analogy....Bravo.
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  3. AlP.
    Jan 30, 2004
    9
    Having lived through and been part of the period and activities portrayed in the movie, I found it accurate, believable and very entertaining. The music is great. I bought the soundtrack! Well done.
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  4. J.G.
    Jul 9, 2001
    10
    It's the most brilliant movie I ever co-wrote .
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  5. Kim
    Aug 4, 2003
    10
    This is an excellent movie! I loved every minute of it - the music, the acting, the story, everything, well, except for some of the language.
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  6. DennisD.
    Sep 25, 2003
    9
    Finally some people that are not writing for a publication that caters to immature audiances who are only satisfied with speacial effects produced by 28 year old screen writters. A wonderful film bringing back lots of memories. Kudos Great Music and a Great Cast!
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  7. EllenH.
    Sep 7, 2003
    10
    Sure its sappy, but I loved it. But then again Im still stuck in the 50's-60's era, and Im a fan of Joey Dee & the Starlighters! I give it a 10!
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  8. KarenF.
    Apr 26, 2003
    10
    Good movie and great music......
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  9. BarbaraS.
    May 22, 2004
    10
    I loved all the great oldies music from th 50's & 60's. I want to see it again because I missed the beginning!
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  10. FrederickL.
    Nov 17, 2003
    10
    "Gone from the charts, but not from our hearts" Watching this film was like being in a giant jukebox! - A Gem -
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Metascore

Generally unfavorable - based on 7 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 7
  2. Negative: 2 out of 7
  1. Corny, suds-drenched movie. The kindest way of looking at this roughly patched-together story is as the cinematic equivalent of the music it memorializes.
  2. Reviewed by: Alexander Clare
    30
    The stream of sentimentality is endless and often sickly, and the warm afterglow is decidedly manufactured.
  3. 50
    Well-meant but rambling little indie melodrama.