Beyond The Sea (2004)

65 out of 73 people found the following review helpful:

Spacey Rocks!

TheMovieman from from Ramsbottom, 24th June, 2005

Kevin Spacey's name above the film title is a guarantee of quality.This is a labour of love for him and he pulls it off beautifully. I wanted to rush out and buy the entire Bobby Darin back catalogue when this film ended.

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27 out of 29 people found the following review helpful:

Great Biopic

Liam D from Norn Irn, 31st March, 2005

Spacey is a marvel. He turns acting into riveting reincarnation and redoubles our appreciation of Darin, an underrated performer who used music to cheat death. Beyond the Sea, a tribute to both their talents, is one from the heart.

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25 out of 31 people found the following review helpful:

Spacey is spectacular

simmyangel from suffolk, 14th April, 2005

I knew nothing of Bobbie Darin, but was transfixed to my screen when watching Spacey play this Role.

He was Awesome. I was really caught up in the portrail of this story of this Great Man and his life. my jaw dropped in him finding out personal stuff that had such a great effect on him in his latter Years, and cried at the end when it was all over. It was so moving well written, directed and produced. All I can say is....watch it, watch it, watch it!!!!!

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19 out of 20 people found the following review helpful:

Kevin Spacey in full swing!

Paul Williams from Leicester, England, 29th April, 2005

A fantastic film, we all know what a great actor Kevin Spacey is but he excels here in this film. He really can sing and dance and almost everything else as well. Even if you have never heard of Bobby Darin, even if your not really into 'swing' big band sounds, the film holds it's own with a wonderful script, great sets and powerful production. My only negative comment and it is only trivial, we always moan about the Yanks with their dodgy English accents! Well Mr Hoskins New York style was just a bit 'ganster' for me. Watch this film, fall in love with the 50/60's sound, I guarantee it will get your feet tapping. Well done Mr Spacey

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Beyond the Sea

Technonan from , 10th January, 2010

Having watched this film a few years ago, I decided to revisit it now, and found that once you get over the fact that Kevin Spacey is definitely too old to have played Bobby Darin, it is a real labour of love, you can tell that he really admired the man, and that it was made with respect and affection. Remember Bobby Darin being booed off the stage in Leicester De Montfort Hall singing Splish Splash, which all the Brits thought belonged to Charlie Drake. I do not think anyone knew that he had in fact written the song, I know I didn't know this fact. This film showed that he was a real professional and produced fine music of its time.

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Disappointed

A Customer from Leicester, 5th November, 2009

Really like Kevin Spacey and love Bobby Darin's Beyond The Sea. However this failed to engage my attention. Thought the opening was really bitty and presented BD as quite dislikable.

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Great performance, fawed film

chatters from , 2nd November, 2009

Look i know Kevin Spacey's film is a labour of love, but should he have played Bobby Darin? As a performance Kevin Spacey's role as Darin can't really be faulted. He sings and dances his way through the role with gusto, but, and it's quite a big but, he's too old for the role. He plays Darin from 20 years old and sorry to say he just looks silly as a 20something. Kate Bosworth is Sandra Dee and is the perfect age ( Kate was about 20 when she played the role) to play her, when she a Darn first meet. But 45 year old Spacey just makes Darin look like a dirty old man, marrying a teenage bride( Dee was 18 and the real Darin 24). There are also glaring liberties taken with real events, Darin's second wife is not even mentioned, and chronology. A shame as if Spacey had played the part 20 years earlier, when he was young enough to get away with it, it wouldn't be such a problem but as it is the whole thing falls apart. Dont bother if you want a true telling of Bobby Darin's incredible life story.

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Wow Kevin!

Quercus from , 4th October, 2009

Thoroughly enjoyed this film. Even if I hadn't known who Bobby Darin was I would have thought this a great film. I wasn't aware that Spacey did the singing himself. He was slick and wonderful! Great acting all round.

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