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Actors: Edward Burns, Heather Graham, Stanley Tucci, David Krumholtz, Rosario Dawson, Dennis Farina
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Sidewalks of New York |
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Writer-director-star Edward Burns (best known for "The Brothers McMullen" and a supporting role in "Saving Private Ryan") does the Woody-Allen-romance-in-NYC thang. Tommy (Burns) is a TV producer, newly divorced, who meets cute with schoolteacher Maria (Dawson) in a video store and they start dating casually. Her ex, a musician with a day job as a doorman (Krumholtz) pleads with her to get back together again, but also has his eye on a too-cute waitress (Brittany Murphy, looking and acting much like Meg Ryan's kid sister), who is having an affair with Griffin (Tucci), a womanizing dentist in his second marriage to sweet Annie (Graham). Annie is a real estate agent who meets Tommy when he's looking for a new place to live. Dennis Farina steals several scenes as a sleazy lounge-lizard actor associate of Tommy's. Despite a lovely cast, some good acting (Tucci is especially great, as always), and an okay script, this really does play like warmed-over Woody Allen, and the camera work (jarring hand-held shots and lots of subtle jump cuts -- in a fairly relaxed romantic comedy!) is especially puzzling.
--David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Sidewalks of New York |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- romance (general)
- seduction (yum!)
- inconveniently married while playing footsy
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- producer/director
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Body type
- (woman) very skinny
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- doctor
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard curly
unclothed?
- chest
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- thoughtful
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- sex under blankets
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
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