Review by Milan Paurich
Imagine if John Ford had opted to direct BYE BYE BIRDIE instead of THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALENCE. On paper, Clint Eastwood helming a screen version of the long-running Broadway musical smash JERSEY BOYS made about as much sense.
Don’t get me wrong. I dearly love Eastwood and consider him one of America’s greatest living filmmakers. And he’s to be applauded for thinking (way) outside the box by electing to direct his first musical at the ripe young age of 84.
