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Weekend Film Reviews

Jersey Boys

Hosted by Joe Morgenstern Jun. 20, 2014 Entertainment
In Clint Eastwood's film version of Jersey Boys, the first signs of trouble come in the opening scene...

The exuberant music retains its appeal, but the film adaptation of Jersey Boys leans heavily on the dark side of the group's success...

 

 
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