Monday, June 23, 2014

Jersey Boys is a dance in your seat, fun filled movie!

Audiences will not be able to resist the musical entertainment of Jersey Boys, a movie that tells the story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, a group formed by four young men from the wrong side of the tracks.


The majority of the story focused on the vocal talents of Frankie Valli and contained many of the songs that we all love to sing but what I liked is that each character had a story to tell. For instance, we saw the influence that Tommy DeVito had on the rest of the group. He was the bad boy that I loved and hated at the same time.

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What I really enjoyed about this movie, is that is actually had a real storyline as opposed to being fully centered around the songs. It was filled with drama, romance and a few mob references which made the film all the more interesting.


I have never seen the Broadway play but I must say, I thoroughly enjoyed watching the portrayal of Frankie Valli, played by John Lloyd Young.  He did a fantastic job, as did the rest of the cast. I would recommend this film to anyone who enjoys a good tune.



Thursday, June 12, 2014

Zac Efron proves versatility: Neighbors

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Zac Efron has went from playing the innocent and preppy Troy Bolton in High School Musical to the badass frat brother Teddy Sanders in Neighbors. He has proven his capability of adapting to any acting role.




Efron stars next to Seth Rogan and Rose Byrne, who play new parents Mac and Kelly living in a cozy, quiet neighborhood until the house next door to them becomes the home to a fraternity. The noise level soon becomes the cause of a war between the couple and their new frat neighbors.




Though there were several parts of this film that sparked laughter, I felt the characters, specifically Mac and Kelly, acted with extreme, unrealistic stupidity.




I have seen all of Zac Efron's movies and although this films proves his ability to play any character role, I do not think this was his best movie.