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This has only just opened here.
Kevin Spacey produces, directs writes and stars in a biopic of Bobby Darin.
Its almost like TRistram Shandy when he talks to the child playing the young BD on the set of his own film about himself but moves on through Elvis/Bollywood type scenes and Hollywood musicals of amore Guys And Dolls/West Side Story sort and allsorts of other things in a pacey 2 hours.
A little all over the place but you get a real feel for this man with the talent desire and "the plan" to become a success.
I enjoyed it hugely.
Its great for a wet afternoon on a SUnday (as it was here).
Its kitschy and its rat packy and its mainly the 50s and then everythign changes... as it did in America. And so did Darin.
Its an American tale.
See it.
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Never could figure out how this one tanked while more conventional, less interesting bio-pics have thrived.
I thought it was quite good...Spacey did a good job of capturing the essence of Darin. Apparently a huge fan, Spacey has been singing the songs for years and did ALL the vocals himself. I was able to get over the fact that Kevin himself is older than Darin when he died. Sandra Dee gave her personal approval of Bosworth in the role of Dee before she passed away...
Yes, Spacey looks like he is having a ball, especially in the ig dance scenes!
Not what I had expected.
I think Darin is an interesting character and very mush an American story of the times.
I enjoyed it immensely. Thought it was unfairly overlooked by the Oscars (what else is new?). It seems the powers-that-be decided there would only be one singer biopic that got any attention that year and that was "Ray".
NT
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