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The Jazz Singer Reviews

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Jakie Rabinowitz (Al Jolson) goes into show business despite his family's protestations that he should become a cantor like his father. Changing his name to Jack Robin, Jakie follows his passion for jazz and ragtime music, but in doing so, he alienates himself from his family and his Jewish roots. THE JAZZ SINGER holds the .. Read more

Starring	Al Jolson, May McAvoy
Director	Alan Crosland
Genres	Drama, Music/Musical

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  Innovative for 1927
  
  Innovative for 1927, it still proves to be impressive for the time.
  
  The film is pretty much a silent movie with songs in sound and the occasional bit... read more »
  
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  Oh Mammy!
  
  I actually really enjoyed this film! It is a funny mixture of melodrama and (perhaps unintentional) comedy. I loved the scene where he was singing to his Mum ... read more »
  
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  if it weren't for the advent of sound then....
  
  this film is considered a classic but i would think mainly for technological reasons. the first and immortal words of sound cinema are spoken not too far in to ... read more »
  
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  - 08 Jan 2010 at 14:25
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  all this and moonwalking
  
  besides watching the 1927 flrm with superb quality picture and sound (non-grany, scratched visuals, the sound taken from the original 16 inch records) find time... read more »
  
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  Took me back nearly eighty years!
  
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  - Birchington
  - 05 Dec 2008 at 16:41
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  Historical curiosity
  
  As one of the earliest, possibly the first sound movie, it is worth watching as an historical curiosity but the film itself is not memorable. Jolson is fine but... read more »
  
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  - Bristol
  - 02 Apr 2008 at 17:22
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  Historic Schmaltz
  
  Leaving its importance in the history of film aside, this is a sentimental and schmaltzy piece about a second-generation immigrant torn between his parents and... read more »
  
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  Wait a minute folks, you aint heard nothin' yet!
  
  This truly is a landmark piece of cinema history - the first film to include synchronized sound through music and speech (ad-libbed by ... read more »
  
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  Historic Schmaltz
  
  Leaving its importance in the history of film aside, this is a sentimental and schmaltzy piece about a second-generation immigrant torn between his parents and... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 511807
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  
  [Highly rated reviewer]
  - FrankIV
  - 394 reviews
  - Cirencester, England
  - 11 Jan 2008 at 17:00
- - 1
  - 0
  Wait a minute folks, you aint heard nothin' yet!
  
  This truly is a landmark piece of cinema history - the first film to include synchronized sound through music and speech (ad-libbed by ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 377115
- - carlosreddevil
  - 116 reviews
  - Risca
  - 23 Oct 2006 at 14:38
- - 1
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  Historical curiosity
  
  As one of the earliest, possibly the first sound movie, it is worth watching as an historical curiosity but the film itself is not memorable. Jolson is fine but... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 548293
- - Theodore2
  - 12 reviews
  - Bristol
  - 02 Apr 2008 at 17:22
- - 1
  - 0
  if it weren't for the advent of sound then....
  
  this film is considered a classic but i would think mainly for technological reasons. the first and immortal words of sound cinema are spoken not too far in to ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 846554
- - agamemnon
  - 4 reviews
  - Canterbury
  - 08 Jan 2010 at 14:25
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  Jazz Singer
  
  Nostalgia
  
  Took me back nearly eighty years!
  
  Report this review
- 669143
- - a customer
  - Birchington
  - 05 Dec 2008 at 16:41
- - 0
  - 0
  all this and moonwalking
  
  besides watching the 1927 flrm with superb quality picture and sound (non-grany, scratched visuals, the sound taken from the original 16 inch records) find time... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 795160
- - a customer
  - Coulsdon
  - 08 Aug 2009 at 09:57
- - 0
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  Oh Mammy!
  
  I actually really enjoyed this film! It is a funny mixture of melodrama and (perhaps unintentional) comedy. I loved the scene where he was singing to his Mum ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 876536
- - 1001FilMs
  - 11 reviews
  - Wiltshire
  - 25 Mar 2010 at 11:54
- - 0
  - 0
  Innovative for 1927
  
  Innovative for 1927, it still proves to be impressive for the time.
  
  The film is pretty much a silent movie with songs in sound and the occasional bit... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 1055233
- - brianbry
  - 9 reviews
  - Leeds
  - 25 Oct 2011 at 16:01

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- The Jazz Singer
  
  Jakie Rabinowitz (Al Jolson) goes into show business despite his family's protestations that he should become a cantor like his father. Changing his name to Jack Robin, Jakie follows his passion for jazz and ragtime music, but in doing so, he alienates himself from his family and his Jewish roots. ...