It's all about the music. At least it should be.
The reason to watch this movie is for the music. When the music stops, the movie suffers. While it is interesting to see the life of Jerome Kern I would have preferred to have seen a movie consisting entirely of his music.
I give the music a 9.5 The only criticism I have of the music is that the movie places great importance on the song Ol' Man River. If you add the performance of the song at the beginning of the movie and the performance at the end by Frank Sinatra, it still can't match the powerful rendition by Paul Robeson in 1936's Showboat.
With some of the best stars of the day singing the music of Jerome Kern the music can't be beat.
The reason to watch this movie is for the music. When the music stops, the movie suffers. While it is interesting to see the life of Jerome Kern I would have preferred to have seen a movie consisting entirely of his music.
I give the music a 9.5 The only criticism I have of the music is that the movie places great importance on the song Ol' Man River. If you add the performance of the song at the beginning of the movie and the performance at the end by Frank Sinatra, it still can't match the powerful rendition by Paul Robeson in 1936's Showboat.
With some of the best stars of the day singing the music of Jerome Kern the music can't be beat.