A television newswoman picks up the story of a 1960s rock band whose long-lost leader — Eddie Wilson — may still be alive, while searching for the missing tapes of the band's never-released album.
Eddie and the Cruisers is vivid, full of conviction and more than a little foolish at times.
– Janet Maslin,
New York Times,
20 May 2003
rotten:
Eddie and the Cruisers is all buildup and no payoff.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
23 Oct 2004
fresh:
Low key and, despite the music, rather likeable.
– Grainne O'Kelly,
Time Out,
26 Jan 2006
rotten:
Eddie and the Cruisers is a mish-mash of a film, combining elements of the ongoing nostalgia for rock music of previous decades with an unworkable and laughable mystery plotline.