Jersey Boys
Warner Bros. | Release Date: June 20, 2014 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
54
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 44 Critic Reviews
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16
Mixed:
24
Negative:
4
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
88
New York PostLou LumenickJun 18, 2014
Jersey Boys tells a familiar story, yes — but rarely told this well and with this much heart and soul. Read full review
80
SalonAndrew O'HehirJun 22, 2014
When it comes to any larger questions about what was lost or gained, and whether Frankie Valli’s odyssey was worth it, Eastwood throws up his hands. Who knows? He’s made a thoroughly tolerable and non-insulting summer movie for grown-ups; isn’t that enough? Read full review
80
Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlJun 17, 2014
Eastwood may never show us his boys discovering themselves under that street lamp, but he gives us a clutch of moments worth treasuring — and mostly without overdoing it. Read full review
75
ObserverRex ReedJun 19, 2014
It’s a universal, American “anyone can make it” success story that has uplifting appeal onstage, and in Mr. Eastwood’s capable hands, the joy spreads like apple butter. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleJun 19, 2014
You're in that world, sucked in by the music and the performances. Appreciate the big things, but while watching, also pay attention to the little grace notes that make up a quality production. Read full review
75
Miami HeraldChristine DolanJun 19, 2014
That built-in nostalgia is part of the reason for the success of Jersey Boys onstage and for its appeal as a movie. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineChris CabinJun 19, 2014
However messy this overextended and oddly compelling work feels from moment to moment, the end result evokes the life of working artists without sentimentality or undue grandeur. Read full review
70
NPRBob MondelloJun 20, 2014
This is a special Jersey Boys universe crafted specifically for fans — among whom you can pretty clearly count Clint Eastwood. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranJun 19, 2014
Eastwood, as always, has simply done things his own way, and the result is a leisurely old-school entertainment with a bit more edge than you may be expecting. Read full review
70
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzJun 18, 2014
Jersey Boys is a good movie, and the performances are first-rate. But Eastwood should have roughed things up a little more. Read full review
67
Portland OregonianMarc MohanJun 22, 2014
Once the quartet makes it big, things get predictable really fast. Eastwood seems to forget that audiences made The Jersey Boys a touring sensation because they love the songs, not because they want to see yet another "Behind the Music"-style tale of fame and fortune not being all they're cracked up to be. Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyChris NashawatyJun 19, 2014
The biggest problem is that the film, written by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, never makes a convincing case for why Valli the man or the singer matters beyond the music in the way that "Ray" and "Walk the Line" did for Ray Charles and Johnny Cash. Read full review
63
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliJun 22, 2014
The film's notable quality is the music and as soon as one song is finished, we're ready for the next one. Unfortunately, there are often long passages of dialogue and narrative to endure before getting there. Read full review
63
Rolling StonePeter TraversJun 19, 2014
It's the Mob connection that allows Eastwood to add shading and a sharper edge. Read full review
63
Washington PostStephanie MerryJun 19, 2014
Fans of the play will be pleased. And for those that love the Four Seasons’ music but haven’t made it to the play, you can put your fear of missing out to rest. This is a much more affordable way to very nearly re-create the experience. Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsJun 19, 2014
Jersey Boys the movie is a different, more sedate animal than "Jersey Boys" the Broadway musical. Read full review
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