That Thing You Do!

it has a good blend of comedy and music.....Most of the songs are upbeat and even the more mellow songs are nice to hear.....The actors did great....I've watched it a few times and I did enjoy watching the movie.....It seems that they do not belong to a band.Needless to say, the soundtrack is just great..... ... Full Review

is a fine film.....Tom Hanks' theatrical directorial debut is a fine film with lots of fun characters and great music.....The film definitely has a cult following and with good reason since it is a fine film.....The music is also fabulous.... ... Full Review

is a fine film.....Tom Hanks' theatrical directorial debut is a fine film with lots of fun characters and great music.....The film definitely has a cult following and with good reason since it is a fine film.....The music is also fabulous.... ... Full Review

Get this edition if you like the movie....The rest of the more than 40 minutes of extra footage is slow, methodical, at times unbearable inflammations of scenes that were already there.....Sure, the original film, released to theaters in 1996 as Tom Hanks's directorial debut, is a fun, pleasant, carefully handled affair:.... ... Full Review

Originally labeled with words like 'cute' and 'endearing', That Thing You Do! That was brilliant casting. The true winners among the cast are Liv Tyler and Charlize Theron, both of which are now household names. contrives a happy ending for all. ... Full Review

the movie, is humorous and entertaining.....The line falls flat all four times Tom Everett Scott exclaims it;....the also-included Theatrical Cut, is straightforward and endearing, a goofball movie about a goofball band.....Tom Hanks, fresh off Philadelphia , Forrest Gump and Apollo 13 , wanted to make a non-stop, entertaining film.....Almost everything about the movie is light and easy-going..... ... Full Review

Fun movie. The theatrical version is still a superior film. I don't know Tom Hanks, but I know that he is passionate about some of the same things I am. The title song is a great rock number. ... Full Review

Characters consistently surprise you by turning out to be benevolent. Zahn is a master put-on artist with a mad gleam in his eye. Tom Hanks' directorial debut is a confectionary tribute to the white-bread tunes of a lost America. ... Full Review

Short on substance but long on charm, "That Thing You Do!....What interests Tom Hanks, who wrote and directed the movie, is the sweetness and innocence of the early 1960s....With great restraint and without a trace of distance or self-congratulatory irony, Hanks captures the pleasures of living in this age of innocence..... ... Full Review

Good-humored and just about reeking of innocence, "That Thing You Do! Now, with blithe assurance and considerable success he's transferred title over to "That Thing You Do! Friday October 4, 1996 Tom Hanks understands likable. ... Full Review