MUSICALS - FABULOUS BAKER BOYS, THE(1989)
This was actually pretty hard for me to sit through!
It became tedious and boring, and if it hadn't been for
the great music played here I probably would have
given it up! Michelle Pfeiffer does a great job of
singing and acting, as do the Bridges brothers, but
it's just too dark for my tastes!
The biggest pluses from me are the appearance of The
Duke Ellington Orchestra, The Benny Goodman Quartet
and Tony Bennett, although Michelle does a fine job
on her numbers!! B
From IMDb.com:
What was really surprising about "The Fabulous
Baker Boys" (a pleasant one) is that Michelle
Pfeiffer can actually sing. Everyone knows this
movie for her slinky performance on Jeff Bridges'
piano, but I'd always just assumed she was dubbed
over. She's got a nice voice. And going beyond
just that scene, Pfeiffer has never been such a
head-turner as she is here. My god, she is sexy
in this movie.
It's not an easy movie to sit through, seeing as
it details the ark side of show biz. Tensions
show themselves from minute one, and just bubble
throughout until they come to a head. Twice. There
are two altercations in the story that are just
painful (between Jeff and Michelle, and then Jeff
and Beau). Speaking of the brothers Bridges, if
that counts as stunt casting, then it's necessary.
I don't think you could tell this story with
unrelated actors. The real-life siblings bring
a realism to this that heightens the emotion.
Rough movie, but a beautiful family story.
Bittersweet to the end.
8/10 - Mr-Fusion