![]() ![]() ![]() But you can`t reward a film very much for what isn`t there, if what is there leaves you wishing that its lead characters would break free from a tired story and sing and play with abandon. ''Crossroads'' doesn`t contain most of the common sins of today`s youth films: cheap sex, fast cars and food fights. When the music stops, the plot sags in its predictability. This time it`s a musical showdown, and once again, when the dueling guitars make music, the film sings. The conclusion of ''Crossroads'' turns into a trumped-up, supernatural recycling of the ''Rocky'' formula, last acted by Macchio in his final karate fight in ''The Karate Kid.'' Listen to music by Crossroads Performance Tracks on Apple Music. One option: Buy the soundtrack skip the film. Ry Cooder supplies most of the blues, and when either Eugene or Willie play on their own or together, the movie cooks. ![]() So what`s to like about ''Crossroads''? The music, the music, the music. Eventually, by director`s fiat, she and Eugene share a predictable tender moment, and she quickly disappears from the film. ![]()
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