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Why do Fools Fall in Love
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The movie traces the rise and fall of 1950s doo-wop singer Frankie Lymon and three women Zola Taylor; Elizabeth Waters, and Emira Eagle who each claim to be the widow of Frankie Lymon, claiming legal rights to his estate.
The movie traces the rise and fall of 1950s doo-wop singer Frankie Lymon and three women Zola Taylor; Elizabeth Waters, and Emira Eagle who each claim to be the widow of Frankie Lymon, claiming legal rights to his estate.
Actors:
Jeni Jones,
Kevin Fry,
Ben Vereen,
Dan Charles Zukoski,
Norris Young,
Mark Paulk,
Mia Bell,
Christopher Bryan Gomez,
Pamela Reed,
Brandon D. Morgan,
Reena Pankaj Shah,
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Jeni Jones
Kevin Fry
Ben Vereen
10 October 1946, Dade County, Florida, USA
Dan Charles Zukoski
13 December 1971, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Norris Young
Mark Paulk
Mia Bell
Christopher Bryan Gomez
Pamela Reed
2 April 1949, Tacoma, Washington, USA
Brandon D. Morgan
Reena Pankaj Shah
Country:
United States
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Apollo Guide
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Fails to bring anything new to what is rapidly becoming a genre unto itself (the 'talented but betrayed and flawed musical legend dead before their time' genre) making one wonder Why Did They Even Bother?
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We get no discernible Frankie at all!
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Though Nava's soapy directing style makes Fools watchable enough in a campy way, the film's unsophisticated nature undermines its better qualities.
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A cop-out!
eFilmCritic.com
April 03, 2005
Worth it for the music -- but only barely.
April 09, 2005
Larenz Tate is terrific recreating the excitement of Frankie's stage presence.
Globe and Mail
April 25, 2003
A celebration of pop fantasies, a boyish rascal with a helium voice, and three pretty fools who fell in love with him.
Palo Alto Weekly
May 20, 2003
The biggest problem is the man at the center.
June 18, 2002
A fresh, enlightening example of how to take a tragic American show-business story and make it funny, warm and terrifically entertaining.
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What made Frankie run? The movie clearly doesn't know.
Variety
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This biopic is soulless, underwritten, over-acted and, worse, just plain dull.