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That Thing You Do!

1996

Tom Hanks

Tom Everett Scott, Liv Tyler, Johnathon Schaech, Steve Zahn ...

5.7

11,983

Musical. Comedy. Drama Recounts a fable of a pop rock band formed a year after the Beatles took America by storm in early 1964. Jazz aficionado Guy Patterson, unhappily toiling in the family appliance store, is recruited into the band the Oneders (later renamed the Wonders) after regular drummer Chad breaks his arm. After Guy injects a four/four rock beat into lead singer Jimmy's ballad, the song's undeniable pop power flings the Wonders into a brief ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	The Hollywood Reporter	"It's upbeat and utterly predictable (in a positive way) but it's also a bit pat and elemental, in large part owing to Hanks' bland-band characters"	NEU
United States	Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"The movie may be inconsequential, but in some ways that's a strength. Without hauling in a lot of deep meanings, it remembers with great warmth a time and a place (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"A brightly entertaining blend of humor and heartbreak2	POS
United States	Emanuel Levy Variety	"A top-notch production, exuberant period music and Hanks the actor in an important role cunningly disguise a rather slight and inconsequential narrative."	NEU
United Kingdom	Mark Salisbury Empire	"This is a lightweight but utterly loveable affair which proves Hanks is as assured behind the camera as in front of it."	POS

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