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Summary: Just a Movie. Take it with a grain of salt.
Review: I had a hard time putting Ray Liotta's face with the Chairman of the Board's voice. Joe Mantegna did a good job for Dean. The movie is there the same as all other movies, for entertaining purposes only, don't look at it as a fact of the matter. All in all it was entertaining and an average movie. Definately worth a rental at your local Blockbuster video.
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Summary: Do not confuse with the originals but have fun with it!
Review: I had an opportunity to see a live show in Atlantic City at the Sands Hotel called "The Rat Pack". Realizing that the Sands Hotel in Vagas were where the originals members of The Rat Pack performed. I thought the presentation was great all the gags and songs sounded so wonderful. My wife and I walked away from that show and were happy for the experience. Having had seen the stage show I was anxious to see the HBO special. Well, I think it was as good as the stage show but so much more entertaining and informtive. I would recommend this movie to anyone who has any interest in the real performers. The actors in the HBO movie did a great job of impersonating the original people. The actor who played Sammy Davis Jr. was superb. If fact, I am going to buy the dvd version because I feel it is worth having in my movie library
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Summary: OK movie but Not all that Realistic!
Review: I had this DVD, it was one of the first DVD's I bought when I got my DVD player and it was an ok movie but perhaps containing more fiction then fact. The acting was good even though most of the cast didn't resemble the people they were portraying except maybe Angus MacFadyen who looks a little like Peter Lawford but I think Bobby Slayton who played Joey Bishop looked a lot like the real Joey Bishop. While this movie wasn't a totally true accurate account of these guys it was worth watching once and I do think that Ray Liotta (Frank Sinatra), Joe Montegna (Dean Martin) Angus MacFadyen (Peter Lawford), Don Cheadle (Sammy Davis Jr) and Bobby Slayton (Joey Bishop) gave good performances even if most of them didn't look much like who they were portraying. An ok movie but after I watched it I went to a store that lets you sell or trade your DVD's and I traded it in for another used DVD.
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Summary: Good but Not Great!
Review: I like Frank Sinatra and all of the people who were part of his Rat Pat gang, Dean Martin, Sammy Davs Jr, Peter Lawford, etc so when I heard about this movie based on them I decided to buy the DVD and it was good though I have to agree with the reviewers who said that some parts of this movie contradict every other sources account of what went on during the hey day of The Rat Pack but it was still a good movie. Okay I agree that most of the actors in this movie didn't physically resemble the guys they were portraying but you have to admit that Angus McFayden looked a little bit like Peter Lawford and Bobby Slayton seems to have a very good resemblance to the real Joey Bishop or at least to how I remember Joey Bishop looking like when I watched the original Ocean's Eleven movie on TCM. Despite it's flaws I think this movie is enjoyable and I recommend it but I recommend renting it if you can.
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Summary: Rat Pack is for the rats
Review: I love the Rat Pack--the real Rat Pack. And I was excited to see that there was a movie about them. Imagine my dismay when I hated the movie. I give it two stars (rather than one or none) simply because I didn't turn the movie off. It was interesting to see how they were seen by others. My biggest problem was with the actors. While they are all good actors I enjoy watching--usually--I had a hard time buying them in their roles. I know it must be hard to portray these men, even JFK. But no one even resembled who they were susposed to be. When I saw and heard Joe Mantegna, I saw him, not Dean Martin. (It is worth mentioning that Don Cheadle as Sammy Davis, Jr. is the closest.) The script was lacking interest. The most uninteresting part of Frank Sinatra's life was chosen as the plot line. True, Davis' life at the time was quite different than what I had imagined. Other than that, I found the script boring. Martin ended up being a cardboard character to off-set Sinatra. Nothing worth noting was told about him. I was curious about the movie. I should have known that it would be less than what I wanted when I learned it was an HBO production.
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Summary: Surprisingly good, with a few rough edges
Review: I really enjoyed this film -- much better than your typical made-for-TV fare -- and as a dedicated Rat Pack fan I think it covers as much of the history and personalities involved, staying close to the truth on most points. Liotta has the energy, but lacks either the mannerisms or the accent to pull off a truly believable Sinatra... he's not bad, he's just not anywhere near as good as the portrayals of both Martin and Davis, which are absolutely on-target; both Mantegna and Cheadle can be very proud of their roles. However, now for the bad side: you're not going to like the portrayal of Marilyn Monroe as a truly idiotic bimbo, nor the idea of her making moves on JFK. (Both historians and those in the know who've written books on their affair will tell you that the active party doing the chasing was definitely Kennedy.) And don't expect to see anything revealing about Frank's relationship with Ava, which fills all of 3 or 4 minutes onscreen. Finally, Angus MacFadyen's Peter Lawford is just sad... a whimpering and ridiculous character. Sure, Lawford was uneasy around Frank, but it was never like this! (Make sure you watch the bathroom sex scene carefully, so you'll see Lawford admiring himself in the mirror - and straightening his hair! - during the fun. I've got to admit, that had me cackling.) With that said, this is a fine piece of historical fiction... and, as Frank says in the opening moments of the film, you're "really going to miss the boys."
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Summary: Flashy and Damn Fun!
Review: I really felt that this was a top rate movie. Yes... maybe it was too much for the 2 hours, but it was flashy and damn fun! Don Cheatle was fantastic as Sammy. Well worth the watch, especially for those younger who do not know too much about these legends.
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Summary: Excellent performances.
Review: I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. It was well thought-out, and moved at just the right pace: not so slow as to be boring, and not so fast as to be chaotic. All of the performances were excellent, though some may complain about a few of the portrayals not being dead-on. Regardless, with such solid acting all around, it's hard to pick a stand-out, but I'd say that the fellow who plays Peter Lawford certainly deserves some extra attention for his interesting and above average performance. All of the actors click in their roles. It's a shame it's only a 2 hour film. I would love to see HBO do a sequel (or even better, a prequel to the events shown in the movie), with the same cast. I would certainly watch it, and I'm sure many others would too.
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Summary: Rat Review
Review: I thought the Rat Pack was an excellent movie. Charactor portrayals were very close to what I remember them being having grown up in the early 50's. Tensions abound inside the Pack as they deal with the evolution of entertainment industry close friendships and outside as Sinatra draws the Pack through a politics-meets-the-mob maze. Perhaps the most telling and eloquint of all lines spoken, Sinatra's reflection on days past, "I miss my guys." If you haven't seen this movie, you're cheating yourself out of a delightful romp through the old days of wine, women, and song.
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Summary: Rat Review
Review: I thought the Rat Pack was an excellent movie. Charactor portrayals were very close to what I remember them being having grown up in the early 50's. Tensions abound inside the Pack as they deal with the evolution of entertainment industry close friendships and outside as Sinatra draws the Pack through a politics-meets-the-mob maze. Perhaps the most telling and eloquint of all lines spoken, Sinatra's reflection on days past, "I miss my guys." If you haven't seen this movie, you're cheating yourself out of a delightful romp through the old days of wine, women, and song.
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