| Beyond The Sea Review |
| by Karina Montgomery (Rating: 3/5) |
| In a year that has brought us some truly exceptional biopics, Beyond the Sea is
not playing in the clearest of fields. While there is no denying Kevin
Spacey's acting and singing performance is absolutely terrific, and while the
interesting task of...more |
| Beyond The Sea Review |
| by Michael Dequina (Rating: 1.5/4) |
| There was once a man who wanted nothing more than to move the world
through song and dance, and that man's name is... Kevin Spacey. What, you
thought _Beyond_the_Sea_ was about Bobby Darin, the singer/songwriter/actor who
made the titular tune...more |
| Beyond The Sea Review |
| by Steve Rhodes (Rating: 3/4) |
| "He's too old to play the part," complains one of the reporters covering the
movie. No, the reporter is not talking about Kevin Spacey playing Bobby Darin
in BEYOND THE SEA, but about a fortysomething Bobby Darin playing himself in
his singing prime in...more |
| Beyond The Sea Review |
| by Robin Clifford (Rating: B) |
| Walden Robert Cassotto had rheumatic fever at a young age, damaging his heart,
and the doctors claimed he would not see his 15th year. But, his mother, Polly
(Brenda Blethyn), an old-fashioned vaudevillian, loved music and instilled that
love in her son,...more |
| Beyond The Sea Review |
| by Susan Granger (Rating: 6/10) |
| Susan Granger's review of "Beyond the Sea" (Lions Gate Films)
Kevin Spacey is one of the most talented actors of the current generation
but there's no way that - at age 45 - he can play a teenager or even a
twentysomething. That's self-deluding...more |
| Beyond The Sea Review |
| by Laura Clifford (Rating: B-) |
| At the age of seven, Walden Robert Cassotto (William Ullrich) of the Bronx was
diagnosed with rheumatic fever and given about eight years to live, but his
optimistic mother Polly (Brenda Blethyn, "Little Voice"), an old vaudeville
performer, decides that...more |
| Beyond The Sea Review |
| by Mark R. Leeper (Rating: 5/10) |
| CAPSULE: This is definitely a lesser musical biopic
for this year. Kevin Spacey, who directs and
co-produces as well as stars, looks beneath the
superficial glamour of Bobby Darin to find . . . not
a whole lot that would not...more |
| Beyond The Sea Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten (Rating: A-) |
| Reviewed by Harvey S. Karten
Lions Gate Films
Grade: A-
Directed by: Kevin Spacey
Written by: Kevin Spacey, Paul Attanasio, James Toback,
Lorenzo Carcaterra
Cast: Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth, John Goodman, Bob
Hoskins, Brenda Blethyn, Greta Scacchi,...more |
| Beyond The Sea Review |
| by Jon Popick (Rating: 5/10) |
| It's the end of the year, and that means biopics, biopics, biopics. They're
the kind of movie that, no matter how middling, maudlin, contrived or clichéd,
draw what us industry folks like to call "serious awards consideration" for no
reason other than...more |
| Beyond The Sea Review |
| by Erin Cullin (Rating: 6.5/10) |
| It was the 1950's and Bobby Darin was king. He was everywhere - music,
television and movies. He won a Grammy Award and was nominated for an Oscar. He
married Sandra Dee, his beautiful leading lady. Bobby Darin was one of the
lucky few to realize his...more |
