Review of Sing Boy Sing

In re to the poster above, funny that they should be so upset about stereotypes & then turn around at the end of their comments & make a stereotypical comment about there being "no Christians in Hollywood." There are plenty of Christians in Hollywood today & I am certain there were in 1958 as well. After all, where did all of the people who came to Hollywood in the forties & fifties come from? Mainstream USA. Pull up a list of actors & actresses then or now, & many, if not most, come from the South, Southwest, Midwest, etc. Do the names Sandra Bullock (TX), George Clooney (OH), Julia Roberts (GA), or Brad Pitt (MO), ring a bell? (Not to say they are or are not Christians, which is not the point, just that they come from fairly regular towns where Christianity is practiced as the majority.) Beyond that, I found the movie to be fairly entertaining & well done. I couldn't help but think of Elvis throughout & as posted earlier, that some of the ideas put forth were certainly risqué for the time. You have to put the movie in the context of the day when the battle was raging over rock n roll music as it became the mainstream music of the day. Before that time, mainstream churches probably did not make a big deal over the quartet singers or Rosemary Clooney. I couldn't say for certain. But rock n roll was a big change & a big issue across the U.S., not just in the South. And remember, religion was a factor. The U.S. saw major church growth in the 1950s for Protestants. The movie presents the issue & the angst well that no doubt was an issue for many during that era. It also brings to light the futility of fame and/or fortune when there is no deeper meaning behind it. Luckily, Virgil struggled through it & learned who he could trust & to value his friends & family. We see so many stars today in permanent tailspins because they have shut out all family support which is extremely lonely as experienced by Virgil in the film. On a lighter note, the music is enjoyable, & Tommy Sands is impressive in the role. Definitely worth a watch. I caught it on FMC recently.