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www.washingtonpost.com - : Jerry Lee Lewis is almost certainly, as his character says in ''Great Balls of Fire,'' going to hell pumpin' his piano; but this glossy glossover of a film bio is the closest he'll ever come to Hollywood heaven. more...
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rogerebert.suntimes.com - : It's a life that just doesn't fit into the cliches of a PG-13 rock-'n'-roll biopic for summer release. An accurate movie could perhaps have been made about the real Jerry Lee Lewis, but it should have been directed by the Martin Scorsese of ''Raging Bull,'' and played by Robert De Niro in a foul mood with a killer hangover. more...
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2/4
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www.apolloguide.com - : Great Balls of Fire! surely contains some quality components, most notably Quaid’s star turn, several toe-tapping Jerry Lee tunes (re-recorded by Lewis himself especially for the movie), and some colourful directorial flourishes, but the movie as a whole may leave an unpleasant taste in your mouth. more...
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64/1
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