I thought this was one of Kevin’s best as an actor. Too bad I only caught it now. Better late than never I guess.

The movie is a biopic of Bobby Darin. How accurate? I don’t know. But Kevin Spacey was fabulous. Not only did he dance, he sang every song he performed too.

Like all the previous biopic about past singers, they begin with ‘the dream’ of the fame and fortune and took its audience on its journey there. The fun of seeing Darin work his way up and meeting the girl and courting her. I did find the romance part a tad boring but luckily that didn’t last long.

And like all previous biopic, with success comes all the problems with it. I was just waiting for the marriage to fail but again, luckily, this one steered away from becoming a typical relationship of a famous singer.

Perhaps not as colourful a life as, say, Ray Charles or Johnny Cash, but Spacey directed this with a different approach that is new and fresh but audience may or may not appreciate it.

It started with Darin shooting a biopic of himself, then meeting the actor who plays his younger self but mysteriously the boy painted Darin’s past for him to relive it again. There were many times when I was wondering whether if Darin was still reliving the past or was he shooting it in his movie. And all these never became clear in the end, especially that mystery of the boy which was never solved as well. But every scenes captured all the feelings necessary to convey to the audience without missing a beat and that’s what’s important.

Kate Bosworth was great in her portrayal as Sandra Dee, from her younger, innocent days to the wife that never gave up on Darin. There was also a great supporting cast in John Goodman and Bob Hoskins.

And not to mention that great soundtrack. Spacey’s vocals were absolutely flawless. Doing those standards, he looked and sounded as natural as a professional singer. A side of Spacey that has never been seen but thank goodness for this movie. That dance routine at the end was just brilliant.

And Spacey incorporated the line, “People hear what they see.” into the movie. A very true statement in the world we live in today as the youngsters care less about talent and more about looks, which I think is just sad.

Rating: 8 / 10

(all images from imdb.com)