The first sound film! One wishes that the 100,000th sound, movie ever made 'we are at least somewhere near that figure!) had such an. effective track.

Sitting through The Jazz Singer is very much like attending a very ordinary musical comedy with one star who happens to be good. The star cannot always be on the scene and the evening develops into a series of long waits.

It is probably one of the greatest events in the world of entertainment in years.

Its sound prowess isn't enough to propel the dull melodrama about tradition, stardom and family reconciliation. [Full review in Spanish]