The Jazz Singer 1980

Critics score:
15 / 100

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Janet Maslin, New York Times: Mr. Diamond, looking glum and seldom making eye contact with anyone, isn't enough of a focus for the outmoded story. Read more

Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader: Richard Fleischer's direction is appropriately close-in and small, and Diamond himself, while no actor, proves to be a commandingly intense, brooding presence. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: The Jazz Singer has so many things wrong with it that a review threatens to become a list. Read more

Time Out: The most cautious soft-rock superstar movie debut you'll ever get to see. Read more

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