Fresh
The fun part is seeing it all play out, thanks to a standout cast and first-time director Steve Kloves' skill in handling them.
Variety Staff, Variety
The Fabulous Baker Boys
For 31 years it's been just the Fabulous Baker Boys... but times change.
1989 · 1h 54m · R
Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Directed by
Steve Kloves
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The Fabulous Baker Boys
Overview
The lives of two struggling musicians, who happen to be brothers, inevitably change when they team up with a beautiful, up-and-coming singer.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
97%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Much of the credit must go to the actors, with the Bridges brothers making a superb double act.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Fresh
It's a film specializing in smoky, down-at-the-heels glamour, and in the kind of smart, slangy dialogue that sounds right without necessarily having much to say.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
Fresh
A thoroughly enjoyable entertainment that should play just about everybody's strings right. Kloves proves to be quite a plucker.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Fresh
The Fabulous Baker Boys is like a beloved movie from the glory days of Hollywood. It transports you. It's an American rhapsody.
Rita Kempley, Washington Post
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