Tom Hanks

Tom Everett Scott

Liv Tyler

Johnathon Schaech

Steve Zahn

Ethan Embry

Charlize Theron

Obba Babatundé

Giovanni Ribisi

Chris Ellis

Alex Rocco

Bill Cobbs

Peter Scolari

Rita Wilson

Chris Isaak

Kevin Pollak

Robert Torti

Chaille Percival

Holmes Osborne

Claudia Stedelin

Dawn Maxey

Jack Milo

Keith Neubert

Lee Everett

Sean Whalen

Clint Howard

Sarah Koskoff

Mark Brettschneider

Kathleen Kinmont

Warren Berlinger

Clive Rosengren

Brittney Powell

Jonathan Demme

Erika Greene

Dave Oliver

Tracy Reiner

Barry Sobel

Paul Feig

Gedde Watanabe

Michael P. Byrne

Dick Corman

Diane McGee

Randy Fechter

Mars Callahan

Benjamin John Parrillo

Robert Ridgely

Marc McClure

Karen Praxel

Paulie DiCocco

Bryan Cranston

Charlie Frye

Colin Hanks

Elizabeth Hanks

Renée Lippin

Robert Wisdom

Heather Hewitt

Elina Madison

Edward Saxon

Richard Chew

Tak Fujimoto

Colleen Atwood

Howard Shore

Gary Goetzman

Terry Odem

Merideth Boswell

Victor Kempster

Dan Webster

Howard Feuer

Charles Skouras III

Pablo Ferro

Ken Peterson

Lisa C. Satriano

Ellen Adolph

John Pritchett

Randy Woodside

Audrey L. Anzures

Mark Cotone

Anne Rapp

Cha Blevins

Richard King

Craig Haagensen

Frank Griffin

Robin Citrin

Kathryn Blondell

Marsha Robertson

Baird Steptoe

Will Blount

Katterli Frauenfelder

Herb Ault

Daniel C. Striepeke

Gregory Lundsgaard

Bob Beemer

Keith P. Cunningham

Carolyn Elias

Dixie Webster-Davis

Eva Prappas

Donna O'Neal

Dan Moore

Phillip V. Caruso

Bill W. Benton

John Glaeser

Catherine Chase

Kimberly Harris

Richard L. Carden

Steve Artmont

Elizabeth Rabe

Christa Vausbinder

Alex Gibson

Alix Friedberg

Stella Vaccaro

Norma Lee

Robert Renga

R. Michael De Chellis

Doug Cowden

Beth Horton

Chris Carpenter

Pamela Cederquist

Marsha Bozeman

Jon J. Bush

Hugo Herrera

Deva Anderson

Valerie T. O'Brien

Larry Stelling

Thomas R. Ward

Rick Sharp

Mike Paventi

Bart C. Hubenthal

Charlie Daboub

Margaret E. Elliott

Christopher S. Nushawg

David T. Cannon

Toni Basil

David M. Roberts

Patrik Alven

Cindy Evans

James E. Marchwick

Martin Charles

Masako Masuda

Suzan Wexler

Larry Abbott

Janice Alexander

Brent Lon Hershman

Doug Sieck

Kent H. Jorgensen

Tommy Samona

David A. Weinman

Frank Smathers

Charleen Richards-Steeves

Gary A. Hecker

Meredith Tucker

Monique 'Nico' Salvato

Nerses Gezalyan

Susan Dudeck

Catherine Calleson

Comedy

Drama

Romance

Music

That Thing You Do!

Clinica Estetico

Clavius Base

20th Century Fox

United States of America

Filipe Manuel Neto

**Tom Hanks gave life and affection to this project, which easily reminds us of the golden years of rock-and-roll.**

The film is a very nice story that revolves around the world of ephemeral "rock and roll" stars. In 1964, a group of youngsters from Pennsylvania suddenly emerge from obscurity when their garage band, the Wonders, achieve fame and success on the back of a single song, "That Thing You Do". Believing in a potential that might not exist, the scouts of the music world waste no time and the boys get a contract with a major label, which is waiting expectantly for equally good songs. However, sudden fame will test the strength of the group, the maturity and responsibility of that guys and their ability to resist the temptations that money and notoriety always make possible.

Tom Hanks is more than a protagonist, he is the engine that pulls the film and makes it possible. He had achieved fame at the expense of good comedies like “Big” or “Money Pit”, but he had his consecration in films like “Sleepless in Seattle”, “Philadelphia”, “Forrest Gump” and “Apollo 13”. In addition, he already had two Oscars on his shelf, so he had the means to leverage a project he liked, and there is no doubt that he liked this one, and it was the lever that made it go forward. And contrary to what often happens in these situations, he didn't want the lead role: it's in a reasonably more modest role that we see him, a role where he doesn't fail to stand out.

The main role is assured by the band's boys, played by Tom Everett Scott, Johnatton Schaech, Steve Zahn, Ethan Embry and Giovanni Ribisi. All quite young, still at the beginning of their respective careers, all capable of relatively slick and honest work, especially Scott, who is given a little more visibility. We also have to highlight the pleasant participation of Liv Tyler and Charlize Theron.

The film is quite light, lively and cheerful, even in the most tense moments, and in which it takes paths that could make it denser, more dramatic and profound, which it always avoids. That was a conscious choice, I'm sure, and that's debatable. Where the film stands out is in its attention to historical details, in the care with which it seeks to recreate the era and environments through the choice of suitable props, good costumes and make-up, as well as a set of excellent sets. And being such a musical film, the soundtrack is unavoidable and vibrant, with songs that stay in the ear and where the main melody, created especially for the film emulating the aesthetics and taste of the time, deserves a very special highlight.

English

Official Trailer

Official Teaser Trailer