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Sidewalks of New York (2001)

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Reviews Counted:91

Fresh:51

Rotten:40

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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If Sidewalks is still a pretty hard film to laugh at, that's not because it stirs horrific memories. The laughs don't come easily because the humor often feels forced.

Full Review Source: Orlando Sentinel | comment Comment
11/30/01
Jay Boyar
Jay Boyar
Orlando Sentinel

It's hard enough for Allen to make a great movie these days. The last thing we need is a second-rate talent aping him.

Full Review Source: Oregonian | comment Comment
11/30/01
Kim Morgan
Kim Morgan
Oregonian

The psychobabble never reaches Allen-esque levels; an overriding innocence and optimism corrals the dialogue and redeems even the older, more complicated psyches in the ensemble.

Full Review Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | comment Comment
11/30/01
Nick Carter
Nick Carter
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

The film uncovers no hidden truths about relationships except one: Romantic comedies don't have to be profound when they are as appealing as this one.

Full Review Source: Miami Herald | comment Comment
11/30/01
Connie Ogle
Connie Ogle
Miami Herald

A snappy take on romance in Manhattan.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
11/30/01
Liz Braun
Liz Braun
Jam! Movies

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

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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Though the writing doesn't work, you have to give Burns credit for shrewd direction.

Full Review Source: Charlotte Observer | comment Comment
11/30/01
Lawrence Toppman
Lawrence Toppman
Charlotte Observer

The acting must be superb in a film that attempts to recreate real life, and it doesn't disappoint.

Full Review Source: Arizona Daily Star | comment Comment
11/30/01
Phil Villarreal
Phil Villarreal
Arizona Daily Star

Leaving this film you're thinking less of the characters or the issues raised than of the numerous shots of the World Trade Center, which can be seen in the background of several scenes.

Full Review Source: Kansas City Star | comment Comment
11/30/01
Robert W. Butler
Robert W. Butler
Kansas City Star

These are base, ugly people whose mating habits are both dreary and unrealistic.

Full Review Source: Orlando Weekly | comment Comment
11/29/01
Steve Schneider
Steve Schneider
Orlando Weekly

The film has its moments. Call it a Good Date Movie.

Full Review Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel | comment Comment
11/29/01
Todd Anthony
Todd Anthony
South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Wants to be a realistic, Woody Allenesque look at the way New Yorkers date now ... but the whole thing is like a sheet of plastic veneer on particleboard.

Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press | comment Comment
11/29/01
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press

"Sidewalks of New York" writer-director Edward Burns has managed to find the five or six least engaging people in New York to waste 107 minutes on.

Full Review Source: Lawrence Journal-World | comment Comment
11/28/01
Dan Lybarger
Dan Lybarger
Lawrence Journal-World

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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Its essential good nature makes it impossible not to like.

Full Review Source: Matinee Magazine | comment Comment
11/28/01
Chuck Rudolph
Chuck Rudolph
Matinee Magazine

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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What's good about the film is tritely good, and what's weak ... is show-biz tacky.

Full Review Source: San Diego Union-Tribune | comment Comment
11/26/01
David Elliott
David Elliott
San Diego Union-Tribune

A pretty good chick flick for chicks, which is why it might very well be a good date movie.

Full Review Source: Greenwich Village Gazette | comment Comment
11/26/01
Eric Lurio
Eric Lurio
Greenwich Village Gazette
 
 
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