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Summary: come on and dance with me tonight!
Review: I think that this film is great,I watch it all the time,
and I have the soundtrack, great too!my favorite one was lenny, since I'm a steve zahn fan,who
isnt? one of my favorite scenes was when their song was on the
radio,and lennys dancing with that standup,that part is cool. actually,every scene that had steve zahn in was pretty much my
favorite scene,and I liked the bass player too,he was also funny. the reason I liked lenny was that he was so carefree and had such
a free spirit.I'm gonna start being that way now, since I'm a
little crazy.
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Summary: Fun movie
Review: I'm surprised that this movie was as small of a hit as it was. It didn't have big names among the lead actors, but I would have figured that Hanks' name alone could've sold people on seeing this one.
It's a nice movie. Not Oscar-worthy, not gripping, but it keeps you entertained the entire time. You quickly become attached to the characters, you care about their success, and the story gets you there quickly. I definitely recommend this one to anyone.
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Summary: The Oneders!!!!
Review: Tom Hanks wrote and directed this lighthearted film about a bunch of friends who have a small band who record a song that becomes a huge smash. The downside is that they become another victim of the title 'one hit wonder'. The film takes place in the 1960's and that's a great way to have this movie. Tom Hanks himself appears in a supporting role as the band's manager. The cast is great. Their characters come off as real people. Tom Everett Scott, who plays Guy, comes off in a very charming, appealing Tom Hanks-y way. He's a star to look forward too in the future. The music itself is superb. Do yourself a favor and also get the soundtrack to this wonderful film. It's funny, entertaining, rocking, and very nostalgic. This was a great achievement for the always fantastic Tom Hanks. After seeing this film, you'll be looking forward to the next film that Tom writes and directs.
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Summary: Far from a one-hit wonder
Review: That Thing You Do by film actor/director/writer/producer Tom Hanks is a pleasing perspective into a fantasy that most people have and that is being part of a band and hitting it big. The film draws the viewer into the world of Erie, Pennsylvania as it chronicles the transformation of the 5 lead characters (aka Wonders) albeit one of the members is the lead singer's girlfriend but her role plays an integral part to the script(nonetheless). The laughs are there as well as the fresh tracks like the theme song, that thing you do. Besides the laughs and music, the script(screenplay), editing, acting, filming were all in sync and nicely done. A fun, upbeat, tour de comedy that is far from a one-hit wonder in my view.
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Summary: It's a Wonder time!
Review: Here in our small city of Valles, the word was out: there was, in our only theather, a very funny movie about music, especially attractive for musicians. Almost all of our friends (musician friends) went to see it, and later, talked about it: That thing you do! was a rare, enjoyable, fun piece of entertainment. But then, months later, came out in VHS; and, as we saw it again, become clear that this "little" movie has much more work, brain, and soul that it seemed at first sight. The edition is pure, clean: no rushes, but no delays. Every caracter has a weight, and a life of its own. The music is, of course, one of the main motifs of the movie, and is so great that is no wonder that we played the record many, many times. The whole movie is so tight in conception, that is a pleasure to watch it again and again. We're waiting for the DVD!
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Summary: Great film, horrible DVD
Review: I'm a huge fan of this film, but the DVD is a genuine disappointment. It's widescreen (not letterbox), and I may be mistaken but it appears to me that some scenes' framing is off. In fact, at some points, the focus is fuzzy too. I don't recall these problems when seeing it on HBO (or whatever channel it was). Too bad, because this is a fantastic movie.
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Summary: Just bought the video, I LOVE IT!!
Review: Oh, this movie is just great! I just recently bought the video a month ago, since then, I've watched it maybe 7 times. All of the actors (and actresses) are so good and very likable. There's the four members of "The Wonders (or One-Ders)" band, Guy, Lenny, Jimmy, and of course 'the bass player'. Then there is Tom Hanks of course as Mr. White and Liv Taylor as Faye. They are all wonderful. And the songs are so simple yet catchy. I can't wait to get the sound track!
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Summary: Fabulous, Fantastic!!!
Review: This is a wonderful film, without violence and excess swearing. It's entertaining and has the main theme tune running through your head for weeks after watching it. It is fast, doesn't drag out the storyline, it's a film to watch again and again and still never get bored in seeing it many times. Fantastic, makes you happy to be alive! No words to describe it!
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Summary: Sweet and funny
Review: A dear little piece of Americana, of a recent enough vintage that you might very well have been there. Thoroughly enjoyable, with just the slightest twinge of wistful nostalgia. A winner in every way.
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Summary: Talk about a sleeper!
Review: I saw this movie at the theater when it came out in the late summer of '96. Maybe it was partly the company, but I found the movie enjoyable but not outstanding. In other words, I was disappointed. Maybe I was jaded, having just recently turned 40. Maybe it seemed silly to someone at that stage of life. Then last winter, I caught just a bit of it on VH1, and it made me want to see it again. I saw it recently at my local grocery store for ($) and picked it up. Finally I had the chance to sit down and watch it in its entirety once again, and I cannot convey what an enjoyable experience it was! It totally recaptured what, for me, was great about growing up in the '60s...that feeling that anything could happen, that your radio could explode with another classic any second, that, if you were a musician, you could be on the radio yourself if you got a band together and wrote a good song. Well, I was just a kid then, but I believed. This movie was obviously a labor of love for Tom Hanks - his attention to period detail is amazing. He puts you right in the middle of the early summer of '64 in every way. His soundtrack is just superb. Rather than use actual songs from that time period, he creates, with help from other songwriters, his own pastiche of the sounds of '64, with splendid and amusing results. The movie bounced off of me the first time I saw it...and I'm not quite sure why. All the performances are sterling, and there is really so much to appreciate...the song (That Thing You Do) getting better and better as they gain popularity, the acquisition of 'professional instruments' as they go on tour; most of all, the pure joy that is conveyed the first time they hear their song on the radio. That moment, that magic moment, is conveyed with incredible excitement. You feel like you are inside the characters as they react to the giddy shock of hearing their song on the airwaves. Like reality, the giddyness is bound to end and reality set in; hence the last third of the movie is a sober affair. It was a letdown when I saw it the first time, but now it is a brilliant resolution and, really, very believable. Here was a group with no foundation, no history, just a lucky happenstance. It simply couldn't last. The end was believable and, really, happy. The performances and direction are subtle. The movie gets better with each subsequent viewing. For me, who rarely rewatches a movie, that is high praise, indeed.
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