Spacey doesn't shy away from portraying Darin as a self-aggrandizing, self-mythologizing megalomaniac, but not only does he withhold judgment, he also withholds analysis.
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12/16/04
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Beyond the Sea (2004)
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Reviews Counted:148
Fresh:63
Rotten:85
Average Rating:5.2/10
Consensus: Kevin Spacey’s bio of singer Bobby Darin is either a fearless piece of showmanship or an embarrassing vanity project, according to critics.
Theatrical Release:Dec 17, 2004 Limited
Box Office: $6,144,806
Synopsis: For BOBBY DARIN (Kevin Spacey), performing was his life. It kept his heart beating. He came alive onstage, even when he was near collapse offstage. In BEYOND THE SEA, Bobby tells his own story.... [More]
Starring: Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth, Brenda Blethyn, Caroline Aaron
Director: Kevin Spacey
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Reviews for Beyond the Sea
Top CriticBeyond the Sea is an energetic biopicture on the life and career of the cocky and irrepressible singer Bobby Darin.
12/16/04
Never brings Bobby Darin’s life into sharp focus, but at least gives us an appealing dose of show-biz razzle dazzle
12/16/04
It’s going to be very difficult for Spacey to reclaim his credibility after this fiasco.
12/16/04
Spacey is almost as swinging as Darin was, but his filmmaking leans toward tried-and-true formulas.
12/16/04
A dazzling and fearless piece of showmanship.
12/16/04
Directorial chutzpah is not nearly enough to save this dull and distant vanity project.
12/14/04
A lovely biopic about a singer who was right up there with Frank Sinatra.
12/14/04
Drowning in accidental subtext, it's both queasy psychodrama and earnest ego trip, a stunt so bravely defiant of commonsense realism that it borders on the avant-garde.
12/14/04
Top CriticGreat music and a few good scenes do not a movie make.
12/13/04
Top CriticA biopic that is all shiny surface and no substance, washing over hard details in favor of a lot of stage performances that come off surprisingly flat.
12/13/04
It has a great performance by Spacey and some of the best musical numbers in recent years.
12/13/04
Top CriticIt’s a nice collection of dated songs, but horribly paced and completely insubstantial as a film.
12/10/04
A Whitman's Sampler of biopic clichés.
12/10/04
While Beyond doesn't go much beyond standard biopic status, Spacey's singing stays with you long after the credits have rolled.
12/10/04
A total vanity project, although in this case the vanity is mostly justified.
12/08/04
Embodies everything that is worst about movie musicals
12/08/04
A marginally successful experiment
12/08/04
A pathetic spectacle.
12/08/04
... pays tribute to the long-gone pop singer Bobby Darin in ways deeper by far than the bland hagiography that characterizes most show-world biopics.
12/08/04
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