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Woody Allen's hard-working, uphill-climbing Broadway talent agent is rendered memorably with equal parts absurdity and affection.
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Woody Allen attends to his neglected lovability factor in this tiny, anecdotal comedy. Aug 12, 2008 | Full Review…
Woody Allen attends to his neglected lovability factor in this tiny, anecdotal comedy.
Dave Kehr
Allen's perfect as a small-time, good-hearted Broadway talent agent, giving his all for a roster of hopeless clients. Aug 12, 2008 | Full Review…
Allen's perfect as a small-time, good-hearted Broadway talent agent, giving his all for a roster of hopeless clients.
Variety Staff
The jokes are firmly embedded in plot and characterisation, and the film, shot by Gordon Willis in harsh black-and-white, looks terrific; but what makes it work so well is the unsentimental warmth pervading every frame. Feb 9, 2006 | Full Review…
The jokes are firmly embedded in plot and characterisation, and the film, shot by Gordon Willis in harsh black-and-white, looks terrific; but what makes it work so well is the unsentimental warmth pervading every frame.
Geoff Andrew
All of this is accomplished with wonderfully off-the-wall characterizations. Oct 23, 2004 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
All of this is accomplished with wonderfully off-the-wall characterizations.
Roger Ebert
Even the swamps of New Jersey look beautiful. May 20, 2003 | Rating: 5/5
Even the swamps of New Jersey look beautiful.
Janet Maslin
An irresistible bauble that showcases one of the best of the 13 performances Mia Farrow delivered in an Allen production. Apr 24, 2014 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
An irresistible bauble that showcases one of the best of the 13 performances Mia Farrow delivered in an Allen production.
Matt Brunson
Woody Allen received well deserved Oscar nods as writer and director of this original b/w comedy about a talent agent down on his luck. Apr 23, 2011 | Rating: B+ | Full Review…
Woody Allen received well deserved Oscar nods as writer and director of this original b/w comedy about a talent agent down on his luck.
Emanuel Levy
It's a lovable Woody at the top of his game. Aug 1, 2009 | Rating: A- | Full Review…
It's a lovable Woody at the top of his game.
Dennis Schwartz
Another Allen gem. Aug 12, 2008 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Another Allen gem.
Ian Nathan
Warm, funny and steeped in affectionate characterizations -- this is Allen at his most sprightly. Aug 12, 2008 | Full Review…
Warm, funny and steeped in affectionate characterizations -- this is Allen at his most sprightly.
Film4 Staff
Although the film contains many of the great verbal jokes that are Allen's forte, the visual wit and the sentimental drama fall a bit short. Aug 12, 2008 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
Although the film contains many of the great verbal jokes that are Allen's forte, the visual wit and the sentimental drama fall a bit short.
Like Hannah and Her Sisters it strikes a perfect balance between structure, pathos, and sheer laughs. Aug 25, 2007 | Rating: 4/4 | Full Review…
Like Hannah and Her Sisters it strikes a perfect balance between structure, pathos, and sheer laughs.
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Again with the show business and that big dirty New York seen through nostalgic lenses (it sells, okay, so if it ain't broke don't fix it, oy vey), and this time with Allen as the worst in the business, the talent manager, and he's really the worst in the business, but played with a heart of gold already. It's got its moments, but hey, they're warm moments. Whaddaya want for nothing? Its a keeper, so keep it already.
Super Reviewer
Danny Rose: I don't wanna badmouth the kid, but he's a horrible, dishonest, immoral louse. And I say that with all due respect. Broadway Danny Rose is a small, brisk, sometimes funny, and most of the time amusing little comedy from Woody Allen. Allen has done much, much better work, but he's also done much, much worse work. It's a film along the lines of A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy, where the best thing you can really say about it is that it is amusing. It's doesn't have the same appeal as some of his great works like Hannah and Her Sisters or Manhattan, yet because it is Woody Allen; it is still likable in a way that only a Woody Allen film can be. We hear a story told by a comedian to a bunch of other comedians about a man named Danny Rose. Danny is a theatrical agent and most of his clients happen to be talentless hacks. One of his clients, Lou Canova, was big time in the 50's, but is now a has been. When people start getting back into the nostalgia music that Lou sings, he has one last chance to make it big again. In order for him to be able to perform well, he wants his girlfriend to see him at the big show. The only problem is that Lou's wife will also be there. So he gets Danny to escort her and act like she's his date. Things go bad when an ex-boyfriend gangster mistakes Danny for her new lover. What makes this movie go down so much better is Mia Farrow's presence. She's a beautiful girl and a really good actress. She displays a different presence in this film, then were use to seeing from her; especially in Woody Allen films. Allen plays another Allen character, and his jokes remain based on an intellectual level. There's a great scene with some helium though, that displays some dumb humor, and was actually the funny part of the whole film. Broadway Danny Rose is an average film from Allen. If you like him, this is worth a look as are all of his films. If you don't like him, this won't be the film that will change your mind. It's definitely lesser Allen, but still enjoyable Allen. When it comes to his long, long filmography; this one probably falls near the halfway point when it comes to how good it is. Just don't expect a movie worthy of his greatest and you'll be alright with Broadway Danny.
Let me just say this, my expectations were not exceeded.
Woody Allen at the top of his game. Cinematographer Gordon Willis is a God. ''I'll let you have her at the old price, which is anything you want to give her."
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