New York Stories Reviews
Top CriticNew York Stories consists of three films, one good, one bad, one disappointing.
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| Original Score: 2.5/4
Only Woody Allen seems to have understood what is possible in a featurette.
Cinema em Cena
Vale como exercício para os cinéfilos.
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| Original Score: 3/5
Movie Views
Each film is distinct from the other in its tone, which in some ways is good, but it also hinders any rhythm from emerging other than the fact that this club loves a certain city.
Allen's contribution is the only one that can be counted as a genuine success.
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Touchstone has given three popular directors a chance to work with a shorter-than-feature-length piece.
Whether it happened by chance or design, the sketches have more than just New York in common: all three have something to do with middle age, as well as with romantic relationships.
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| Original Score: 3/4
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
Two out of three ain't bad.
| Original Score: 3/5
Matinee Magazine
Scorsese's story of artistic obsession is underdeveloped (and Coppola's segment is entirely unwatchable), but Allen's hilarious comedy about the looming forces of motherhood saves the day.
| Original Score: 3/5
Montreal Film Journal
Have a blast with the first story, fast-forward through the second and check out the last.
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| Original Score: 2.5/4
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
Worth it for the Allen episode.
| Original Score: 3/5
Hot Button
Scosese's work alone is worth a viewing
| Original Score: 3/5
A novel and fascinating foray into highly stylized, highly personal filmmaking.
Deseret News, Salt Lake City
The best news, of course, is that Allen is back in rare form.
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| Original Score: 3.5/4
It's still too early to tell whether the cheering New York Stories will be a box-office hit, but one can hope.
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| Original Score: 4/5
Kalamazoo Gazette
As Meatloaf once said, two out of three ain't bad
| Original Score: 3/5
