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Beyond The Sea (2004)
Released By: LionsGate Entertainment   Rating: Not Rated   In Theaters: 12/17/2004
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Studio: LionsGate Entertainment
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Director: Kevin Spacey
Language: English
Official Website: http://www.beyondtheseathemovie.com/
Theatrical Release: 12/17/2004
Home Video Release: 6/7/2005
Cast: Bob Hoskins, John Goodman, Kevin Spacey, Brenda Blethyn, Kate Bosworth
Published ID: 981335
UPC: 031398172314, 012236107569,
Plot: Kevin Spacey serves as both director and star for this biopic based on the life and career of legendary entertainer Bobby Darin, which moves back and forth between his childhood and adult selves to tell the tale of his remarkable life. Born Bobby Cassotto and raised in the Bronx, young Bobby (played as a child by William Ullrich) was raised by his mother, Polly (Brenda Blethyn), his brother-in-law, Charlie (Bob Hoskins), and his sister, Nina (Caroline Aaron). At the age of 15, Bobby contracted a severe case of rheumatic fever, which was expected to take his life; while it left him with a weak heart, Bobby beat the odds and survived. Buoyed by a love of music passed along by his mother, Bobby learned to play several instruments and began singing as he recovered. Displaying a confidence and drive which stopped just short of arrogance, he adopted the stage name Bobby Darin and set his sights on becoming a star. After a string of hits as a rock & roll singer, Darin (played as an adult by Kevin Spacey) takes another gamble, and with the help of manager Steve Blauner (John Goodman) he reinvents himself as a supper-club vocalist in the manner of Frank Sinatra. All the more remarkably, he succeeds, and his swinging version of Mack the Knife tops the charts. Now a major singing star, Darin decides to take up acting; on the set of his first movie, he woos his female co-star Sandra Dee (Kate Bosworth), and despite the stern objections of her mother (Greta Scacchi), Bobby and Sandra wed. But after a string of successful movies for Dee and hit records and an Oscar nomination for Darin, the shifting tastes of the 1960s throw their careers off-track. Bobby cautiously embraces the new sounds of the day, but his old fans don't want to hear him cover Bob Dylan or the Rolling Stones, while the younger audience isn't interested in his new sound, leaving Darin in a difficult place to make his way back to stardom. Kevin Spacey did his own singing for Beyond the Sea, recreating Bobby Darin's vocal style with uncanny accuracy. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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A Great Musical!
Added 10/2/2009
My gal and I spent a great evening watching this movie.

We sang along and laughed and danced around the living room.

What else do you want with a muscial?

And who would have thought Kevin Spacey was such a great song and dance man.

To those that critize this movie as not being "accurate", so would you critize "The King and I" or "South Pacific" for being historically inaccurate?

Wish Hollywood would make more movies like this.



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GREAT movie.
Added 9/23/2009
VERY entertaining! Kevin Spacey did an excellent
job of portraying Bobby Darin. He did his own
singing and was "right on"...
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I've seen the movie
Added 8/23/2009
Although I never did received the DVD, 'Beyond the Sea' I have seen the movie. I believe that it is one of the best films I ever seen. I was never a kevin Spacey fan but after I found out that he co-wrote this movie and that he acually sang the songs in the movie, I was impressed with how talented this guy really is. I highly recommend this movie, but don't try to buy it from iNetVideo.

Eddie
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Brings back musicals
Added 7/26/2009
Fantastic - Kevin Spacey totally nails this performance. The only problem is that it took Spacey years to convince the studios to make this movie and by the time it did get made, Spacey was older than Bobby Darin was when Bobby Darin died! That makes Spacey too old for Kate Bosworth, but Spacey is such a remarkable performer that he somehow makes it work. Also, keep your eyes open for scenes with Peter Cincotti, an incredible young piano player and crooner in his own right. I'm really bummed that this movie did not get the recognition it deserved from fans and critics alike. Let's hope that over time it becomes a cult favorite.
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Way beyond the sea
Added 2/17/2009
Kevin Spacey delivers a phenomenal performance in portraying one of America's greatest singing icons. Mr Spacey radiates sensational talent that appears natural and with ease, along with an entire great supporting cast, including the youngster that stars as "Little Bobby", William Ullrich. A standing ovation for everyone on this one is well deserved.

This movie is done with such class (in reflection of Bobby of course); Instead of sending you away in tears over such loss, it definitely has a way of leaving you with a smile and remembering what remains :).
Thank you Kevin Spacey (who also wrote, directed, and produced) and a job well done!

With all that said, I always thought it was so sad that time was cut extremely too short for such an incredible human being as Bobby Darin. Rest in peace Bobby, you are one that's gone but truly never forgotten.
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