THE FABULOUS BAKER BOYSÂ (15)
D:Â Steve Kloves
Gladden/Mirage (Paula Weinstein, Sydney Pollack & Mark
Rosenberg)
USA 🇺🇸 1989
114 mins
Comedy/Drama/Musical
W: Steve Kloves
DP:Â Michael Ballhaus
Ed:Â William Steinkamp
Mus:Â Dave Grusin
Pd:Â Jeffrey Townsend
Cos: Lisa Jensen
Jeff Bridges (Jack Baker), Beau Bridges (Frank
Baker), Michelle Pfeiffer (Suzie Diamond), Jennifer Tilly (Blanche 'Monica' Moran)
Two jazz pianist brothers decide to spruce up their
failing, old-fashioned act and recruit former escort Suzie Diamond as their new silky-voiced lounge singer, whom both brothers end up falling for.
Despite an excellent performance from Michelle Pfeiffer,
this is simply one of them films which is more arty than it is entertaining.   Â
If you're a jazz aficionado or a die hard fan of Pfeiffer
you may find a lot more enjoyment from it.
7/10