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User Comments for: That Thing You Do!

devotedtodisney says...
13 years ago
A sucker for a drummer and the beauty that is Liv, I fell in love with this film and still enjoy every viewing.
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drqshadow says...
5 years ago
A ride through the music-making machine with a wholesome, mid-sixties one-hit-wonder group. For years I thought I'd hate it, based on trailers and tone alone, but was pleasantly surprised. The film's got some issues, no doubt - especially the horribly tacked-on, telegraphed romantic ending - but it's got a lot of soul and I actually started to like the little tribe of stereotypes as we spent more time together. The theme song is appropriately catchy, too, without being grating like a lot of the era's pop records. Which is important, because it plays no less than once every ten minutes.

There's good stuff here, with a nice leading performance from (who?) Tom Everett Scott as the band's hip, friendly drummer, but it's also clearly a learning project for writer / director / supporting actor Tom Hanks. Would've been much better with a bit of a trim and a wilder fire burning behind the lens.
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twentysomethinglove says...
11 years ago
I get goosebumps EVERY TIME the song plays on the radio for the first time and they all meet up at Patterson's.
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Digital_Phreaker says...
10 months ago
Love this movie!

So keep that in mind when I'm introducing this ridiculous fan theory: Lamarr (the concierge) played the same role as David Thewlis' character did in the director's cut of Kingdom of Heaven: unsubtly guiding the main character to his destiny.
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ziggymacarthur says...
2 months ago
I didn't grow up watching this, but someone recommended I give it a shot. This film is non-offensive, easy to digest, and highly nostalgic. That being said, most of the drama happens in the last 15 minutes of the film. Character development is severely lacking. At the end of the day, while it was okay to watch, I wasn't missing out on anything to begin with.
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SparklinDiamond says...
6 years ago
I thought I was going to enjoy this but turns out I got bored halfway through, felt like nothing was happening, which was a shame.
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abtr says...
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7 years ago
The song is great! I love that song, could listen to it on repeat for hours. But, man. That script is completely whack. So many of their interactions are cringy and nonsensical.

They should polish up the script and do a re-make of this movie!
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tvmoviequeen says...
11 years ago
Another Tom Hanks classic. So many good actors and a great performance by Liv Tyler. I could watch this movie a million times and I always sing along.
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jekyl6669 says...
2 years ago
A light and nostalgic look back at the rise and fall of a boy band from the 50s. It's a feel-good film that's wholesome enough for the whole family. It's a fun enough film that it's strange Tom Hanks wouldn't have decided to continue with directing.
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