The movie title refers to the group of entertainers, headed by Frank Sinatra, who were famous in 1950's and 60's. The movie recounts most of this period with quite a few jumps. It also focuses on the Rat Pack influence on John F. Kennedy election and the subsequent fallout of Sinatra and Kennedys due to the former's Mafia ties. The movie is rather weak. While I liked Don Cheadle as Sammy Davis Jr., I thought that both Mantegna and especially Liotta were not suited to play Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra. Both are tough roles, considering Sinatra and Dean are iconic entertainment figures. The same criticism can be applied to the actors playing Kennedys as well as Marilyn Monroe. Of course, the movie is made for TV, so some amount of lackluster quality is predictable. What I liked is a bit of USA entertainment and political history that we as foreigners don't really know. That alone kept we watching the movie to the end. But it can be done much better. 5/10.
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