The Jazz Singer

It's okay, updating the story with fresher songs and slickness of the early 50s. Was never going to touch the original. That's no knock on Thomas, who has a likable but unspectacular screen appearance. But the general feeling is that: Al Jolson was so explosive, so why even try. Was always going to be a shadow of the iconic original.

I enjoyed Peggy Lee's singing but found the rest of the film below average, especially when Danny Thomas performed stand-up before singing.