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Summary: Great acting, Doo Wop music..
Review: I LOVED this movie...Edoardo Ballerini stole the show as Armand Assante's son..will never forget his singing "I SWEAR".Armand did not put much feeling or emotion into his singing(tho neither father nor son actually sing the songs). Story line was great as was the acting..One aside to the DVD, I bought the ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK, only to find that "THIS I SWEAR" was sung by someone else(never heard of the guy, he does broadway or something) in the movie than was put on the CD..the movie version was MUCH better. If you listen closely, you can't miss the emotional difference between the two versions..
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Summary: Just when I didn't think Assante could get any better...
Review: I thought Armand Assante reached his pinnacle in "The Mambo Kings." He worked his heart out in that movie, and I didn't think it was possible for him to get any better. But he's outdone himself with "Looking for an Echo." There's no limit to this actor's talent and, for that matter, the talent of the entire cast. The story, the songs and the actors are phenomenal. Anyone who can't thoroughly enjoy this movie will never recognize or appreciate a truly great movie when they see it. A must see for anyone who lived through the '50s and '60s and the kids today who are learning about it from their parents who did. What I want to know is, when is the Academy going to recognize Assante's talent and nominate him for an Oscar?
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Summary: Just when I didn't think Assante could get any better...
Review: I thought Armand Assante reached his pinnacle in "The Mambo Kings." He worked his heart out in that movie, and I didn't think it was possible for him to get any better. But he's outdone himself with "Looking for an Echo." There's no limit to this actor's talent and, for that matter, the talent of the entire cast. The story, the songs and the actors are phenomenal. Anyone who can't thoroughly enjoy this movie will never recognize or appreciate a truly great movie when they see it. A must see for anyone who lived through the '50s and '60s and the kids today who are learning about it from their parents who did. What I want to know is, when is the Academy going to recognize Assante's talent and nominate him for an Oscar?
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Summary: Looking for a Echo is WOW (and I am picky)
Review: If you miss seeing this movie you have then indeed missed something special!The story is touching, the acting and music, wow!I truly did enjoy this movie.
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Summary: LOOKING FOR AN ECHO
Review: IF YOUR AS YOUNG AS I AM,(62) THIS MOVIE AND THE SONGS STILL LIVE IN YOUR HEART AND WILL FOREVER. ALMOST EVERY SONG AND PIECE OF MUSIC TOLD OF OUR FEELINGS FOR AND OF THE LOVE OF OUR LIVES. LOOKING FOR AN ECHO IS OUR TIMES IN THE FIFTIES AND SIXTIES. GREAT GREAT MOVIE. I'LL BUY IT ON DVD BUT I WOULD RATHER HAVE IT ON VHS.
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Summary: This Magic Moment for Assante and Venora; Oldies But Goodies
Review: It is a good thing to watch a lesser known works that turn out actually better than you expected. Now you got another one here, with Armand Assante and Daine Venora (Mrs. Michael Mann), who had been long ill-used in Hollywood blockbusters like "Judge Dredd" and Bruno's "The Jackal" respectively. But you should know that they deserve much, much better things than those, and you will understand what I mean after watching this little-seen film."Looking for an Echo" (the title comes from Kenny Vance's 1996 album) is about an Itarian middle-aged man Vince (Assante) whose wife had passed away, and lives now with his son, an aspiring musician. And Vince himself, back in the 1960s, was the leader of the hit chorus group "Vinnie and the Dreamers," but is now totally retired from spotlight. But when he meets and falls in love with a nurse Joanne (Venora), who happens to have been a huge fan of his group, he gradually feels the impulse he had long lost. As Vince reunites with his old buddies, he knows, and we know, that his love for good-old songs are never dead. Though my summery may lead you to think that the film goes on with a big showdown in sight, the fact is different. The story gives more stress to the budding relations between Vince and Joanne (and his son), showing how they come to love (or understand) each other. Songs are playing a major part, but their roles are aptly subdued, with a script that cleverly avoids clithed moments. The film unfolds very quietly, letting us into the close picture of family and friends that every viewer can relate to. In this sense, "Looking for an Echo" resembles Tom Hanks film "That Thing You Do" with a difference that the former gives us a credible picture of former stars living the present while the latter directly leads us into the world of relations surrounding a pop-song group. The film refers to many chorus groups like "The Dells" and "The Harptones," so if you can sing a song or two of them, you will like the sound you can hear in the film, which is vividly realized by Kenny Vance, who was the leader of "Jay and The Americans." Many say rightly that this is a homage to doo-wap songs even though, as I said, the relations between characters come to the forefront in the story. But it is also true that its moody soundtrack does justice to the film's title and your expectation based on that. Finally, though the film looks as a whole slightly light-weight, it gives a rare occasion for American film to introduce the love between man and woman aged more than 40. This is a bit surprise because the film succeeds in that place too, especially when you see Diane Venora clad in fancy dress. And I wonder why she has to be wasted in a pointless Hollywood remake, doing a very thankless role while she can enliven the screen single-handedly as is shown here.
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Summary: Super movie, super cast, extra-super music
Review: Like another reviewer I had not heard of this movie until catching it on satellite. Was very pleased and when the music began I started recording it. I was about 20 at the time of the story and this was my kind of music - not like too much of the sounds today. Have to order the DVD!
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Summary: Super movie, super cast, extra-super music
Review: Like another reviewer I had not heard of this movie until catching it on satellite. Was very pleased and when the music began I started recording it. I was about 20 at the time of the story and this was my kind of music - not like too much of the sounds today. Have to order the DVD!
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Summary: Not often, a reel feel-good movie!
Review: One wonders if the cast & crew of this wonderful flick thought they would/could succeed with: no guns, no blood, no explosions, no murders...beheadings, stabbings, etc. If you love music, and have heard some fifties music, the kind that you just have to involuntarily sway and bob to....then this is your movie. It's wonderful, with a storyline and characters completely full bodied. And the music! Armand Assante playing against his usual form. And Diane Venora, a character so charasmatic, Assante isn't the only one that falls for her. We do, assisted by the best music score in a film since the Commitments! I love this movie! Makes me smile...."FEEL GOOD!".
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Summary: Not often, a reel feel-good movie!
Review: One wonders if the cast & crew of this wonderful flick thought they would/could succeed with: no guns, no blood, no explosions, no murders...beheadings, stabbings, etc. If you love music, and have heard some fifties music, the kind that you just have to involuntarily sway and bob to....then this is your movie. It's wonderful, with a storyline and characters completely full bodied. And the music! Armand Assante playing against his usual form. And Diane Venora, a character so charasmatic, Assante isn't the only one that falls for her. We do, assisted by the best music score in a film since the Commitments! I love this movie! Makes me smile...."FEEL GOOD!".
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