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Release Date: 05 June, 2001 Retail Price: $14.98 OUR Price: $10.99 You SAVE: $3.99! Cast: Complete Cast (15 total) |
That Thing You Do! Reviews
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This is a classic band movie. It's very inspirational, engaging, has wonderful music you can sing a long to and definetely makes you want the soundtrack. It's a movie that is short, sweet and sensational. The Wonders rock my socks.
Great Little Movie If You're a Fan of Pop Music
I admit to really loving this movie. I read somewhere that Tom Hanks came up with the idea for the script after watching a Beatles documentary. Based on the timing of its mid-90's release, I'm certain it was the Anthology series - which aired in that period on ABC television. Being a huge Beatles fan - and having almost worn out my Anthology DVD set - you can see a lot of the small touches in TTYD taken almost verbatim from the glory days of Beatlemania. As I've read in other reviews, the only real problem with the story arc is the Jimmy character. There's no real evidence of his genius, nor is there a trace of likeability. You also don't accept his "artistic gravitas" (which manifests even while he's still playing in his parents' garage in small-town Erie, PA), because there's not even the slightest hint that he has the goods to back it up. The song that becomes their one hit only did so because it was played contrary to his original concept. This makes the climactic, inevitable ending ring hollow, because at that point you're sort of glad that scowling, sulking and ever-petulant Jimmy is gone. I liked Tom Everett Scott a lot, but Steve Zahn basically walks away with the movie as Lenny - it's kind of a shame he hasn't had more substantial comedic roles over the last 10 years. One of the little details I liked is that they started out as a true garage band, with cheap Sears & Roebuck Silvertone guitars and worn out drums. By the time they reach the middle of their state fair tour, and the record has significantly charted, they're all playing on brand spanking new Rickenbacker's, Fender's and (I think) Ludwig drums. The short scale red Rickenbacker that Jimmy plays is the same model John Lennon used, and in a couple of scenes you can see Jimmy standing on stage aping his head-up, cocksure, wide stance at the mike.
Even with the flawed storyline, if you're a fan of great 3 minute pop songs (which TTYD certainly is - in spite of being written for the movie), and you're lurking somewhere in your mid-40's and nostalgic for the 60's (which I certainly am), then this movie is a rare and great treat.
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