sbsakin There Goes My Baby is another movie dealing with the magical reputation of the 60s generation. The movie passes in just a short period, but tries to capture what was going on in the whole decade. The main story is based on class of youngsters leaving the High School and preparing themselves to go to the adult life, which involves Universities for some, Army for others and "just hanging around" for the rest. This period of time is represented as "The Last Days of Paradise", an alternative title to the movie.The plot goes showing the indecision, problems, obstacles and the general crisis lived by each of the many people portrayed. Themes like Vietnam War, racial conflicts, hippie movement, counterculture, parents and sons clash of generation and sexual revolution are portrayed without much depth, usually using one or two characters to explore these facts of the 60s generation, but never going deeper in the questions.Apart from these subjects, the movie uses a local burger restaurant that will be demolished to give place to a new shopping mall and a radio DJ that will change from AM to FM, broadcasting his program from the restaurant, as symbols of "the end of innocence".Everything in the movie is used to emphasize the idea of change in the lives of the youngsters, and their lives are have a semi-heroic portrait, including some drama, but after all naive. In the end, the characters start separating, going each one his way and the narrator (one of the characters) talk about the destiny of everyone in the future, adding magic, naiveté and nostalgia to "The Last Days of Paradise", when confronting the future (adulthood) to those days.Being so, the history isn't deep or complex, the actors are not superb, just competent and it is a movie to enjoy the two hours watching to it and nothing more, but at least grants enjoyment during its length. And the soundtrack is very good.

Jorick The first 20 minutes are pretty fun to watch, giving me some nostalgic feelings, which I find pretty positive. But after that it's getting way too serious, which in itself isn't bad, but it doesn't work in this movie. A lot of issues of that time are being told in the following 70 minutes, but nothing is worked out and told properly. It couldn't hold my attention... Soundtrack is good though. 5/10

G-Man-25 A fair-to-middling period piece, "There Goes My Baby" was written and directed by Floyd Mutrux roughly 14 years after he wrote/directed the cult comedy classic "The Hollywood Knights." Basically, "There Goes My Baby" is the same story as "Hollywood Knights," minus the humor; it's more serious-minded but also a bit bland and unmemorable by comparison It IS interesting for film buffs to watch the two films back to back and see just how similar they are.Not bad, but if you're looking for pure entertainment, choose "Hollywood Knights."

jem-7 It's a shame because this movie could have been a contender with a little more care and respect for the intelligence of the audience. One thing a producer can always control is what music he uses in his movie. To see it done right check out any film directed by Martin Scorsese or Spike Lee. When a movie tells me it's the summer of 1965 and the soundtrack plays "California Dreaming" - released in February of 1966 - it tells me the filmakers just don't care, so why should I? My wife said it should have been called "Before They Were Stars" as it features early appearances by many actors who have gone on to bigger and better things - Noah Wylie, Rick Schroder, Kelli Williams, etc.