Worth watching just for Michelle Pfeiffer... the movie itself is nothing special but smoky stylish 80s.

Realistic drama and sexual tension set amid the lives of small-time musicians.

A slow burning sleeper perfect for a rainy afternoon.

The movie reminds me of the guy back in High School who tried too hard. This film tries to be more than it is.

This is a somewhat saucy film, not in an explicit sense but there are some scenes featuring musical performances from the main characters which are a bit sensual perhaps. Michelle Pfeiffer gives a particularly memorable performance - I'd say if your a fan of hers then you'll enjoy this but then considering the film dates from 1989, I'd be surprised if you hadn't already seen it before. Its true that the plot pace is a bit slow but I found it an easy watch regardless. The relationship between the two brothers (said baker boys) and Pfeiffer's character, Susie, is fairly interesting. Jeff Bridges plays brother Jack, the surprisingly laidback and even rather cold, noncomittal and apathetic type. I think a key word or theme in this film is disillusionment. Oh and from a musical perspective, to give you an idea, there's a lot (and by a lot I mean a LOT) of 'bar music' mainly featuring saxophone featured - saxophone and piano music. Some saxophone music can be heard in the background during scenes not featuring live performances as well, giving it the feel of an old detective type film almost. It is a little cheesy in that regard I suppose. Its also rather seedy in tone but I thought it was an alright watch. there were some amusing scenes (although it isn't an outright comedy) and the performances made it a pretty decent watch, even though the plot is a bit weak. Not a bad watch, not a brilliant one but not a bad one either.

Jeff num personagem incomodamente frio, babaca, enganador, nas palavras de Susi e completo com amargo, irresponsável e mulherengo, só a menininha quebra o gelo e o torna humano, um drama realista sobre a vida de músicos para ganharem a vida... Michelle linda, um filme triste, musical e melancólico...

Such a great movie. Gets better and better with age.

Exquisite, Moody, absorbing, beautifully photographed, wonderfully scored and fantastically performed by everyone involved, especially Michelle Pfeiffer in the role of a lifetime.

The stars play off each other so well you won't care that the story is nothing new.

A movie that embodies the poetic ethos of 20th century America. A romantic and lighthearted drama that shines the brightest in his nocturnal and subtle atmosphere. The Fabulous Baker Boys is the masterpiece of director/screenwriter Steve Kloves. The debuting directors' pick of the themes of the underdog and the landscape of old nightclub characters he penned, seem to come straight out of the Tom Waits songbook. However what could have been a painful acolyte of clichès, is modeled by Kloves into nothing short of visual poetry. The movie features one of the best opening sequences of American cinematic history, almost (maybe?) an homage to the Altman of Atlantic City, a magnetic portrait of loneliness and decadence, that unveils with the warmth and sensuality of a jazz ballad. The glamorous lasciviousness of the American underbelly is depicted here with skill and accuracy, similarly to what a cinematic giant (and Kloves'contemporary) David Lynch does, but without any of the nightmarish fury. There is no dark secret to be discovered in this movie. Only the common frailty of human failures. The movie feels deeply like a love letter to a group of characters clumsily out of time and out of place that inevitably find refuge in each other, from a daylight world of family ties and self realization that seems equally unreachable and undesirable. A true and rare masterpiece that is a pleasure to periodically re-discover.

The best romance movie ever made! With the best movie song ever sung: Making Whoopee!

Solid, honest, and with a heart.

Turned off after 53mins as bridges wouldn't cheer the fuck up!

One of my all time favourite movies! I think it is a great character study, terrific acting and story, and enjoyable music. A classic in my opinion - and so wonderful to see Beau and Jeff Bridges together. They both really inhabited their roles to perfection.

Typical 90's movie, you can only watch it fo see Michelle Pfeiffer. Jeff Bridges is as cool as the dude himself!

My all-time personal favourite. This movie captures an era and way of life that any musician alive during that time can relate to. From the viewpoint of 2016 it's nearly a period piece. A throwback to a seemingly more laissez-faire time, where political correctness was not yet a thing. People smoked in bars, diners & music venues. A starving musician could afford cheap rent in a "shitty" loft in downtown Seattle and audiences still appreciated live lounge music. Albeit, TFBB was also emblematic for the end of an era that got superseded by DJs and canned music in todays bars. For anyone over 40, this is a slice of nostalgia, simple, soulful, real, touching and passionately acted out in the three main characters. I usually get sick of watching a particular movie more than 3 or 4 times, but TFBB is one of a handful of movies that get better each time I watch it. After dozens of viewing, I now watch it more for the feeling than the scene by scene, but despite knowing each line off-by-heart, it has become no less enjoyable. Gruisin's Jazz soundtrack is a regular on my in-car rotation.

Michelle pfeiffer was the best part by far.

7.4/10, my review: http://wp.me/p1eXom-2uI

Fine to watch , the conversations between the 2 brothers , and the lovely Michelle Pfeiffer looks great ...bud the pianotunes were not my cup of tea . SOMDVD

A wonderful film - charming, well-paced, humane, wistful - with three great performances but especially an outstanding Michelle Pfeiffer.