Beyond the Sea

Name: Beyond the Sea
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, Musical
Released: December 17, 2004
Duration: 118 min
Rating: 46
Cast: John Goodman, Kate Bosworth, Kevin Spacey

2004

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Lions Gate Films | Release Date: December 17, 2004 | TV-14

Starring: John Goodman, Kate Bosworth, Kevin Spacey

Summary: For Bobby Darin (Spacey), performing was his life. It kept his heart beating. He came alive onstage, even when he was near collapse offstage. In Beyond the Sea, Bobby tells us his own story, in his last great performance. (Lions Gate Films)

Director: Kevin Spacey

Genre(s): Biography, Drama, Music, Musical

Rating: TV-14

Runtime: 118 min

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Kirk Honeycutt

Kevin Spacey, both as star and director, has created a hugely entertaining, highly empathetic portrait of a man for whom music was literally the thing that kept him alive. Read full review

Roger Ebert

It is also probably relevant that Spacey, in preparing the project, knew something we could not guess: He is a superb pop singer. Read full review

Mike Clark

Spacey's brazen casting isn't as beyond the pale as it ought to be. In fact, it's hard to imagine this strange and only occasionally successful movie without him. Read full review

Rick Groen

Vanity: the surest road to mediocrity. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Ethan Alter

In the end, Spacey's devotion to Darin may have blinded him to the bigger picture. Read full review

Jack Mathews

Clumsily merges fiction and reality, biography and musical fantasy, and breaks the fourth wall in a way that allows Spacey to lamely address his own miscasting. Read full review

Phil Hall

Such a hopeless mess that there's no fun in tossing insults at its endless shortcomings. Read full review

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KelvinSelimor

May 4, 2022

Beyond the Sea. One of the best voices of the 50s. Kevin Spacey is the real fellow! Independently directed and performed all the musical parts. A little crumpled plot, and you don't always have time to follow the life of the great Bobby, but his life turned out to be so short that perhapsBeyond the Sea. One of the best voices of the 50s. Kevin Spacey is the real fellow! Independently directed and performed all the musical parts. A little crumpled plot, and you don't always have time to follow the life of the great Bobby, but his life turned out to be so short that perhaps that's why everything happened so quickly.… Expand

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KeithB.

Jun 8, 2008

I think those that get overly nit picky about Spacey looking to old and the young kid narrating, seem to lose sight of how entertaining the film was and the fact that Spacey did a pretty damn good job at capturing his spirit of life lived and songs sung. Darin was a legend and seems to get I think those that get overly nit picky about Spacey looking to old and the young kid narrating, seem to lose sight of how entertaining the film was and the fact that Spacey did a pretty damn good job at capturing his spirit of life lived and songs sung. Darin was a legend and seems to get pushed aside for the likes of Sinatra and the rat pack but he was every bit as dynamic and one of the greats. Nice flick!… Expand

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SandyB.

Feb 7, 2006

The music was worth the ride, and watching Spacey have so much fun was a blast.

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WilliamD

Apr 25, 2009

Spacey is remarkable as the lead actor and his singing is excellent. The movie is a bit strange in it's presentation style, and I think someone else should have directed.

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MovieGuys

Sep 17, 2014

Beyond the Sea never really moves beyond a skin-deep biopic, and always feels off-beat, but Spacey saves the show. His portrayal of Darin is almost spot on, and he has a surprisingly good singing voice. It may try a bit too hard, but it is worth watching if only for the "Beyond the Sea" number.

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DawdlingPoet

Nov 28, 2021

This is a reasonably well made film but the plot/story is just so depressing and the main character is distinctly unlikeable. Its interesting I suppose to see what happened but its far from a gripping or engrossing watch, I'd say. Kevin Spacey (the least said about him the better) plays aThis is a reasonably well made film but the plot/story is just so depressing and the main character is distinctly unlikeable. Its interesting I suppose to see what happened but its far from a gripping or engrossing watch, I'd say. Kevin Spacey (the least said about him the better) plays a rather spoilt, vain man with some decent associates, who have to put up with his strops. Bob Hoskins and John Goodman give decent performances and Kate Bosworth is ok as his other half, Sandra Dee. Its an ok watch but not especially memorable and I wouldn't particularly recommend it as such, no.… Expand

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StevenW.

Nov 15, 2008

This weird, tedious film was a major disappointment to me both as a Darin fan and Spacey fan.Spacey normally a great actor chose to caricature Darin instead. Also the story is inaccurate and the ending corny.The dancing and constant reflections of the young Bobby Darin were very distracting.

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