Kevin Spacey does such a great job,(he should have won an Oscar), there were times when I questioned whether I was seeing Spacey or Darin, although Spacey was a bit long in the tooth for the role by the time he got the chance to play it.
The film is told in kind of an odd way, with the adult Darin interacting with his younger self, or maybe he's interacting with the actor who is to portray his younger self - not that it really matters which way it was.
There was dancing a plenty and LOTS of Darin songs, and I'm not sure, but I think Kevin Spacey did his own singing in Darin's style - if so -he did a very good job of that, as well.
About the only reason to watch this film is either (a)to see Spacey's outstanding performance or (b)you're a big fan of Bobby Darin's and liked his music, as there really isn't much else there.
The film does inform us of Bobby Darin's heart condition, the truth about his parentage, and we get a glimpse of his marriage to Sandra Dee (Kate Bosworth). That's pretty much it.
6 stars out of 10
The film is told in kind of an odd way, with the adult Darin interacting with his younger self, or maybe he's interacting with the actor who is to portray his younger self - not that it really matters which way it was.
There was dancing a plenty and LOTS of Darin songs, and I'm not sure, but I think Kevin Spacey did his own singing in Darin's style - if so -he did a very good job of that, as well.
About the only reason to watch this film is either (a)to see Spacey's outstanding performance or (b)you're a big fan of Bobby Darin's and liked his music, as there really isn't much else there.
The film does inform us of Bobby Darin's heart condition, the truth about his parentage, and we get a glimpse of his marriage to Sandra Dee (Kate Bosworth). That's pretty much it.
6 stars out of 10