An average movie

Back in the 90's, Kevin Spacey was definitely one of the best actors around and it's a shame that his career was not so impressive in the 2000's. Anyway, this movie seemed to be a dear project to Spacey since he produced it, wrote the screenplay, directed the whole thing and, finally, portrayed the lead character. Honestly, before watching this flick, I had never heard of Bobby Darin so I had absolutely no idea what to expect. Eventually, it is a pretty decent musical biopic, nothing more, nothing less. I thought the directing was pretty good and Kevin Spacey gave a solid performance (he even sings all the songs himself which is, you have to admit it, quite an achievement). Furthermore, there was a pretty decent cast (Kate Bosworth, John Goodman, Bob Hoskins, Brenda Blethyn, Greta Scacchi) and they all did a good job. So, it was not bad but I can't say I was blown away by the whole thing though. Indeed, like I said before Bobby Darin was unknown to me before I watched this flick and, in spite of all Spacey's effort, at the end, I still didn't care much about him. So, if the main character is not really spellbinding, how could the movie be fascinating to watch? Still, it remains a well made biopic and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

6/10