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   • 5.9/10 5.9/10 IMDb
   • 26% 26% Rotten Tomatoes

   Critics consensus Neil Diamond's foray into acting is a total miss in this gaudy and unconvincing remake, with Laurence Olivier on hand to deliver an excruciatingly campy performance. More reviews on Rotten Tomatoes

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   Is the jazz singer a good movie?

   • Critics are too hard on this film. Yes, for a remake of a classic, this is nothing terrific. Still, the 1980 remake of the Jazz Singer has as many moments as the original did. The opening montage alone is worth renting this movie. A 2 minute music video / opening shows the real streets of New York City and the people that live there.

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   Where can I buy the jazz singer?

   • Rent The Jazz Singer on Fandango at Home, Prime Video, or buy it on Fandango at Home, Prime Video. Neil Diamond's foray into acting is a total miss in this gaudy and unconvincing remake, with Laurence Olivier on hand to deliver an excruciatingly campy performance.

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   Does Laurence Olivier make a good 'jazz singer' movie?

   • The amazing talent of Laurence Olivier helps cancel out the bad acting from Neil Diamond. Still, for a singer, Diamond does a good job in this role. For fans of Neil Diamond, this is worth watching for the music alone. Still, I was hoping, out of respect for the original Jazz Singer, have some of the remake made into a silent film.

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   What's wrong with 'the jazz singer'?

   • "The Jazz Singer" has so many things wrong with it that a review threatens to become a list. Let me start with the most obvious: This movie is about a man who is at least 20 years too old for such things to be happening to him. "The Jazz Singer" looks ridiculous giving us Neil Diamond going through an adolescent crisis.

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   "The Jazz Singer" looks ridiculous giving us Neil Diamond going through an adolescent crisis. The movie is a remake, of course, of Al Jolson's 1927 "The Jazz Singer," which was the first commercially successful talking picture.

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   78% Tomatometer 51 Reviews 56% Audience Score 2,500+ Ratings Young Jakie Rabinowitz (Bobby Gordon) loves jazz and ragtime, and wants to be a performer. But his father (Warner Oland) is a cantor...

   • 78% (51)
   • Actors: Al Jolson

   • Director: Alan Crosland
   • Category: Musical

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   I try to go into a movie uncolored with opinions, and thankfully hadn't heard any negative reviews on this one prior to seeing it for the first time in 1980. That allowed me to view it with an open mind. The score is superb. It's what makes the movie what it is.

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   The Jazz Singer Reviews. All Critics. Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Carl Sandburg Chicago Daily News. Eugenie Besserer gives one of her inimitable impersonations, and May...

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   26% Tomatometer 23 Reviews 69% Audience Score 2,500+ Ratings Jess Robin (Neil Diamond) dreams of a career in popular music, but his father, Cantor Rabinovitch (Laurence Olivier), forbids it ...

   • 26% (23)
   • Director: Richard Fleischer

   • Content Rating: PG
   • Actors: Neil Diamond

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   Dec 19, 1980 · The Jazz Singer: Directed by Richard Fleischer, Sidney J. Furie. With Neil Diamond, Laurence Olivier, Lucie Arnaz, Catlin Adams. The son of a Jewish Cantor must defy the traditions of his religious father in order to pursue his dream of being a popular singer.

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   The Jazz Singer is a 1980 American musical drama film directed by Richard Fleischer and produced by Jerry Leider. The film stars Neil Diamond (in his acting debut), Laurence Olivier and Lucie Arnaz, and tells the story of a young singer who is torn between tradition and pursuing his dreams as a pop singer. Based on the 1925 play of the same ...