IslandGuru Who payed the critics

Payno I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Stephanie There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

Bob This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

peripatitis-33392 Some films are like that. It is not as if this is a masterpiece but perhaps there is some truth within the film, the acting or the relationships between the actors? Who knows.. But i do feel that films that one can revisit, even if there is nothing new to see but somehow touch you deserve a lot more than an 6.8.

donmule2003 If only to see this movie for one musical number, it is worth it: Michelle Pfeiffer Red evening gown Black piano New Year's Eve "Makin' Woopie"Michelle is a great compliment to the FBB's act, and she steals all the fun scenes in which she appears: The audition (this is where Jennifer Tilley makes her big screen debut) Their first performance, when she drops all the note cards and the boys start performing by themselves, until she catches up. And of course, the New year's Eve performance that had the entire audience transfixed. And don't forget, she sang all of her songs herself.

ianlouisiana The late Mr Tedesco was the doyen of West Coast session musicians for many years,spending much of his life playing fairly mundane if sometimes technically demanding music for TV shows,movies,jingles,pop records etc.then leading his own jazz group in small L.A.clubs when he was off the clock.In much the same way,Jack Baker(Mr J.Bridges) endures rather than enjoys his day job as one half of a piano duo with his brother Frank(Mr Beau Bridges)and is able to satisfy the more creative side of his nature by playing jazz in his spare time. After 15 years,the act is getting stale and the brothers hire a singer (Miss M.Pfeiffer) to give it some much needed pizazz. Cue a renewed surge of creative energy from Jack and Miss Pfeiffer's outspoken opinions causing friction between the brothers. "The Fabulous Baker Boys" is perhaps a little too incessantly downbeat to succeed in the mainstream but is an accurate picture of life at the less glamorous end of the music business. The brothers' rather mundane act is immediately transformed by the addition of Miss Pfeiffer who is going places,but will they be able to keep up? There are outstanding performances by all three headliners,some wonderful music that made me want to get out my old George Shearing albums. The whole film is made with painstaking care,perfectly cast and is clearly a labour of love. If you like grown - up music,movies that take time to develop characters,consummate acting and the whole package faultlessly produced look no further.

JaysonT I had real high expectations for the movie that earned Michelle Pfeiffer every critic award in the book plus the Golden Globe (Drama) for best actress. But this movie sinks a high low. It's a depressing romp about two brothers who have a lame piano act that consists of Grusin renditions meant for eighty year-olds with no social life. So they decide to get a female singer to spice up the act. Pfeiffer is their singer, a cynical ex-hooker who has a passable voice but sexy delivery that shows us why Pfeiffer is considered one of the most gorgeous contemporary screen actresses.Jeff Bridges has a boring role of a subdued man with major past issues, while his brother does a good job as an uptight control freak.The best part of the movie is Pfeiffer's performance of "Makin' Whoopee"- a segment endlessly imitated afterwards (including by Blanche on THE GOLDEN GIRLS). There's also a great seduction scene that follows it.The movie only glows when Pfeiffer is on screen, with the exception of a funny part by Jennifer Tilly. But I'm glad Jessica Tandy beat Pfeiffer for the Oscar- after watching this movie you will be too.