Written by Hanks, the screenplay is so thin that the star lists out the stock types of each character in the third act. It definitely doesn’t get by on studio glitz; even if the production team did a bang-up job of recreating the early 1960s, they can’t get around the fact that much of this movie is set in a dreary Erie, Pennsylvania. Whether “That Thing You Do!” works for audiences depends entirely on if the title song lands.
Credit for that has to go to Adam Schlesinger, who wrote the track with nothing more than the film’s title and a few hints at the story. He needed to recreate the sound of the thousands of teenagers who had their heads rearranged by The Beatles and immediately ran to their garages to pick up guitars — and he nailed the teenybopper perfectionism of early Lennon-McCartney joints. Give it a listen; it sounds like it was written by committee and by four bored teens in equal measure. It’s lightning.
“That Thing You Do!” had to be that good, because no fictional rock band has ever leaned harder on their hit. The audience is treated to “That Thing You Do!” in part or in full eight times, once every 13 minutes. Whether that’s the result of a threadbare script or just Hanks knowing what he had is up to the viewer to decide. What’s certain is that “Thing” never gets old.
Credit for that has to go to Adam Schlesinger, who wrote the track with nothing more than the film’s title and a few hints at the story. He needed to recreate the sound of the thousands of teenagers who had their heads rearranged by The Beatles and immediately ran to their garages to pick up guitars — and he nailed the teenybopper perfectionism of early Lennon-McCartney joints. Give it a listen; it sounds like it was written by committee and by four bored teens in equal measure. It’s lightning.
“That Thing You Do!” had to be that good, because no fictional rock band has ever leaned harder on their hit. The audience is treated to “That Thing You Do!” in part or in full eight times, once every 13 minutes. Whether that’s the result of a threadbare script or just Hanks knowing what he had is up to the viewer to decide. What’s certain is that “Thing” never gets old.
I agree on all points; read the entire article and then watch this movie that is perfect, perfect magic in every way. 🤗🎸❤️🕺
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