Lulu on the Bridge

1998

Lulu on the Bridge

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Average Rating: 3.2/5

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Movie Info

Izzy is a saxophone player until an accident leaves him unable to play. Depressed, he sulks around Manhattan he finds a stone that emits a blue light with a phone number on it. He calls and it turns out to be an actress with whom he develops a relationship.

Rating:

PG-13 (adult situations/language, sex, violence)
Genre:

Art House & International, Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Romance
Directed By:

Paul Auster
Written By:

Paul Auster
In Theaters:

Jan 1, 1998 wide
On Disc/Streaming:

Sep 21, 1999
Runtime:

103 minutes
Studio:

Trimark

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Cast

Harvey Keitel
as Izzy Maurer

Mira Sorvino
as Celia Burns

Willem Dafoe
as Dr. Van Horn

Gina Gershon
as Hannah

Mandy Patinkin
as Philip Kleinman

Vanessa Redgrave
as Catherine Moore

Richard Edson
as Dave Reilly

Harold Perrineau
as Man in Coffeehouse

Kevin Corrigan
as Man with Gun

Victor Argo
as Pierre

Don Byron
as Tyrone Lord

Stockard Channing
as Celia's Agent

Lou Reed
as Not Lou Reed

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Critic Reviews for Lulu on the Bridge

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This wanbabe noir is frustrating due to the meandering nature of the pretentious, riddle-like script and lethargic, incompetent direction of Paul Auster in his solo directorial debut

Nov 15, 2006 | Rating: D

Emanuel Levy
Variety
Top Critic
Less spellbinding than it wants to be, losing its energy and occasionally its brains in long passages of surprisingly sentimental schmaltz.

Apr 17, 2002 | Full Review…

David Sterritt
Film Scouts
Right up to the end, which was a lousy cheat ending, I was entranced by the story and the characters.

Feb 28, 2002 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…

Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
Goatdog's Movies
I just got the feeling Auster didn't know too much more about this mystery than the viewer did.

Jan 1, 2000 | Rating: C | Full Review…

Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Auster's script asks us to suspend our disbelief far more than is reasonable.

Jan 1, 2000 | Rating: 62/100 | Full Review…

Mike DeWolfe
Apollo Guide
Whatever.

Jan 1, 2000 | Rating: 2.5/5

Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

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Audience Reviews for Lulu on the Bridge

I had high hopes for another film starring Keitel and written by Paul Auster. It really wasn't that great and the payoff was more convoluted than not.