You might think The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989, rated R, 114 minutes) is a yawner—two brothers play cocktail lounge pianos, two boys meet girl, she sings real good, one boy falls sort of in love with girl, the gag bits aren’t too funny.
Here’s the thing: Jeff and Beau Bridges are pretty good together as Jack and Frank, the eponymous Baker Boys, and they actually are playing the pianos when you can see their hands (but most of the music was dubbed). Michelle Pfeiffer as Susie Diamond is just great as their big find when they’re looking for a singer, and she really does all her own singing, and she’s just great. I said it again for emphasis.
The story line is pretty easy to figure out. The ending is pretty easy to guess. The music and the singing are pretty easy on your ears. Give Jack and Frank and Susie 114 minutes of your time.
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