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Sidewalks of New York (2001)

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Reviews Counted:23

Fresh:12

Rotten:11

Average Rating:5.5/10

Consensus: Though well-acted, Sidewalks of New York generally comes off as a second-rate Woody Allen film. The characters seem self-absorbed, the problems trite.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for sexual content and language

Runtime: 1 hr 47 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Nov 21, 2001 Limited

Box Office: $2,120,491

Synopsis: An intricate web of relationships is examined by Ed Burns (THE BROTHERS McMULLEN, SHE'S THE ONE) in SIDEWALKS OF NEW YORK. Burns, who also wrote and produced the film, stars as Tommy Reilly, a boy... An intricate web of relationships is examined by Ed Burns (THE BROTHERS McMULLEN, SHE'S THE ONE) in SIDEWALKS OF NEW YORK. Burns, who also wrote and produced the film, stars as Tommy Reilly, a boy from Queens turned successful Manhattanite. After being kicked out of the apartment he shared with his girlfriend, he is back in the dating scene. When he meets a divorced schoolteacher (Rosario Dawson), the connections between the additional main characters in the ensemble--played by Stanley Tucci, Heather Graham, Brittany Murphy, and David Krumholz--are identified slowly but surely: a divorced couple, an adulterous married man and his mistress, and a doubting wife. Burns' look at relationships leaves no stone unturned as the main characters and their friends discuss their love lives. Filmed throughout New York City, the characters' stories are spliced together by their own personal monologues in documentary-style scenes. Well-delivered, witty, and humorous banter that is reminiscent of the works of Woody Allen keeps the story moving, as does the shooting technique of following behind the characters with the camera. Tucci, in particular, delivers a standout performance as a two-timing, lecherous dentist. [More]

Starring: Stanley Tucci, Edward Burns, Rosario Dawson, Heather Graham

Starring: Stanley Tucci, Edward Burns, Rosario Dawson, Heather Graham, David Krumholtz, Dennis Farina, Leah Gray

Director: Edward Burns

Director: Edward Burns
Screenwriter: Edward Burns
Producer: Margot Bridger, Edward Burns, Rick Yorn, Cathy Schulman
Studio: Paramount Classics

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Full Review Source: New York Magazine | comment Comment
06/16/02
Peter Rainer
Peter Rainer
New York Magazine
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As a romantic comedy on your film menu, Sidewalks of New York holds the romance and serves comedy on the side.

Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
11/30/01
Bruce Westbrook
Bruce Westbrook
Houston Chronicle
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Make no mistake, [Burn's] damn good at his singular craft, adept at building and oiling this particular machine. And it runs as smoothly as ever -- the plentiful laughs arrive right on cue, as do the occasional moments of near-poignancy.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
11/30/01
Rick Groen
Rick Groen
Globe and Mail
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It is nice that Sidewalks reflects a younger, multiethnic New York, one in which not everybody is wealthy and middle-aged or older as Allen's New York increasingly was. But diversity is no substitute for quality.

Full Review Source: Denver Post | comment Comment
11/30/01
Steven Rosen
Steven Rosen
Denver Post
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My own instinct tells me that Sidewalks of New York doesn't work and doesn't go anywhere, but there are a few talented performers on display.

Full Review Source: New York Observer | comment Comment
11/28/01
Andrew Sarris
Andrew Sarris
New York Observer
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Sidewalks of New York is a love letter to a city and a populace that deserve it.

Full Review Source: Ebert & Roeper | comment Comment
11/27/01
Richard Roeper
Richard Roeper
Ebert & Roeper
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Its New York flavor and energies are the real thing, and it grows on you.

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11/25/01
Jay Carr
Jay Carr
Boston Globe
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Reminds us, deep down, of why we love New York -- and a lot of people in it.

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
11/21/01
Michael Wilmington
Michael Wilmington
Chicago Tribune
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None of us comes away any the wiser about love and sex and stuff.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
11/21/01
Rita Kempley
Rita Kempley
Washington Post
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Such a negligible romantic comedy that its main distinction is fleeting shots of the World Trade Center in the background.

Full Review Source: USA Today | comment Comment
11/21/01
Mike Clark
Mike Clark
USA Today
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[Burns] has a hard time finding a central idea, some overall point that isn't borrowed or trite. Or both.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
11/21/01
Mick LaSalle
Mick LaSalle
San Francisco Chronicle
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Wears out its welcome fast because of its artistic pretensions and self-absorbed characters.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
11/21/01
Lou Lumenick
Lou Lumenick
New York Post
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After a while, you start wondering where this movie is going, and then it goes nowhere.

Full Review Source: Detroit News | comment Comment
11/21/01
Tom Long
Tom Long
Detroit News
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Finds the right note, of seeking optimism among the shoals of hope.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
11/21/01
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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This kind of sophistication-lite may go down well with many viewers right now, but Sidewalks of New York isn't much more than a student film made by a talented amateur who's in over his head.

Full Review Source: Salon.com | comment Comment
11/21/01
Andrew O'Hehir
Andrew O'Hehir
Salon.com
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Surely, after everything this city has been through, the time is right for a breezy, captivating New York romantic comedy. Sidewalks of New York is not an especially good movie, but it will do.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
11/21/01
A.O. Scott
A.O. Scott
New York Times
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The characters in Sidewalks of New York look and move and self-deprecate like real humans, yet there's a lack of personalized obsession to their ticker-tape yearnings.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | comment Comment
11/21/01
Owen Gleiberman
Owen Gleiberman
Entertainment Weekly
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Burns, who started strong with The Brothers McMullen, has sunk deeper and deeper into irrelevancy with each succeeding film.

Full Review Source: Detroit Free Press | comment Comment
11/21/01
Terry Lawson
Terry Lawson
Detroit Free Press
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It all feels terribly contrived, like something that Woody Allen could have written in a fitful sleep.

Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | comment Comment
11/20/01
Chris Vognar
Chris Vognar
Dallas Morning News
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Slight but engaging, Sidewalks has the familiar feel of an old sweater.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Inquirer | comment Comment
11/20/01
Steven Rea
Steven Rea
Philadelphia Inquirer
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