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Since Sir Andrew got a screen writing credit, I am not surprised to find that the movie copied the more positive aspects of the play. I found the movie enjoyable. I did think that it could have been a bit shorter. This is perhaps the first film that I felt should have been a candidate for an intermission, just like the play.

Many of the characters appeared more shallow than we have come to expect on the screen. The one exception to the mediocrity of the cast is Emmy Rossum (Christine). She has burst upon the scene as a very lovely presence in recent movies (Mystic River, Day After Tomorrow). She now bursts upon the scene as a very pleasant voice.

My main objection is that the voice over work became fairly obvious and toward the end the ALW songs were a little repetitious for a screenplay.

Rarely have I given a good review to anything over 105 Minutes in length, but I feel that it is necessary to give a good old yippee! to this Kevin Spacey labor of love. Although the film glosses over some of the seamy aspects of Bobby Darin's career and love life, it remains true to the spirit of Bobby Darin the entertainer. I especially enjoyed the vocals by Mr. Spacey.

By the end of the movie, I could almost believe that Mr. Spacey was several years younger than he actually is. I do not believe that his portrayal of the younger man took anything away from the story.

I always enjoy performances by John Goodman (manager), Kate Bosworth (Sandra Dee) and Bob Hoskins (brother-in-law). Caroline Aaron gave an extraordinary performance as the sister of Bobby Darin. She has been overlooked as a character actor for far too long. The too short, but great part of Bobby's mother by Brenda Blethyn was thoroughly believable. Finally, William Ullrich (young Bobby Cassotto) was a good counterpoint to the older character played by Mr. Spacey.

I was never a fan of the Hollywood musical movie, but I thought that the musical numbers took us back to the sights and sounds that may have contributed to the 'Bobby Darin image'.

While this remake of the star launching vehicle for Michael Caine is 8 minutes shorter than the original it takes too long to be done. By the time the final credits roll you forget the equally great performance that you have witnessed by Jude Law. I have had some questions in Mr. Law's selection of roles in the past, I find that here he found a great role but the director decided that he had to make the thing just toooooooo Lonnnnnnnnnnng.

The other performances in the movie, while good, don't come close to matching that of Mr. Law. I especially like the beauty of Sienna Miller in the role of Nikki. She was a standout and I look forward to more from her in the future. Susan Sarandon did an admirable performance as the older woman and I thought that she was just the woman enough to pull it off.