I am a big admirer of Neil Diamond. One of the best singers I've ever listened to. I read that his film debut, "The Jazz Singer" "won" the first Razzie for "Worst Actor." That's not going to stop me from seeing this, though.

Anyone see this movie?

I saw it. It was kind of sad, but good at the same time. Not a bad movie. IMO

I've never seen it. I like some of Neil Diamond's music. Maybe I'll rent it sometime and see if I think it's any good. :)

I saw it when I was a kid. It seemed like it came on all the time. Don't completely remember what it was all about though.

I love that movie with Neil Diamond was the first and only actor appeared in that movie. "The Jazz Singer" was a great movie. I have it on VHS and I also the soundtrack on vinyl. The songs on that album includes the patriotic theme "America", "Love on the Rocks" and "Hello Again". The soundtrack was a classic and I also have the movie with Al Jolson on DVD I copied off of TCM two months ago that the original "Jazz Singer" was the film that it was released in 1928 and it was the movie that made audiences the introduction of sound movies after breaking away the silent days of the roaring 20's like Chaplin, Detritch, Garbo and many others from the 20's. The song in the original 1928 movie are "Toot Toot Tootsie (Goodbye)", "Kol Nidre" and "Mammy". All the song were from the first film that invented the synchronizion of sound.

its nowhere near as bad as some people say i liked it my mother thought it was pretty good too and shes not a neil diamond fan

I've watched it within the last year- caught it on tv- and the best I can tell you is that I didn't turn it off.

I know it is not a "good" movie, but it was interesting on the level of seeing Neil Diamond act, the story of a guy who makes it (w/ ND tunes of course), and as a period piece. This being the late 70s.

Of course there is the whole father-son/Jewish law/redemption (and love story too) which isn't as terribly cheesy as it looks. Well, it is really cheesy, but hey it's Neil Diamond man, and Sir Laurence freaking Olivier!

And the music is cool.

Check out the cliches, the clothes, the people in the audiences, watch that disco ball turn and sing along.

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