This film is as upbeat as its music. Tom Everett Scott is amazing in this. At first I thought he was the younger brother of Campbell Scott because they look a lot alike, but after looking it up there was no relation. His style and attitude is great and really resembles old Tom Hanks characters like his roles in BACHELOR PARTY and BIG. It also feels like he wrote the role for himself but aged out of it so he got the most Tom Hanksian actor he could find for the role. The music is great and I didn’t know Hanks was a songwriter. I also like that it is Adam Schlesinger of Fountains of Wayne (RIP) who wrote the titular song. The main issue for the film is stakes. I don’t see any of the characters ever changing and they just coast while we enjoy the music, set pieces, and production design. Time is also such a strange thing. The whole film takes place over two months but it feels like a lifetime has happened, which I guess is the point but I didn’t buy into it. That being said — all of the jazz stuff is amazing and brings a big smile to your face every time you watch Guy listen to jazz. It is just pure unbridled joy. Another thing that helps all the film is that all of the main characters are so genuine (Jimmy less so). You can’t help but root for them.
