| Sweet and Lowdown Review |
| by Murali Krishnan |
| The history of Jazz music is filled with interesting characters, often
talented and flawed individuals who excel at their skills, but unable
to succeed by normal standards. This is a fictional story presented as
semi-documentary about a supremely...more |
| Sweet and Lowdown Review |
| by Mark R Leeper |
| Capsule: Take a 95-minute movie. Deduct time
for several musical numbers. Film three endings
for a sub-story (none of them very good). What you
have left is just not enough time to tell anything...more |
| Sweet and Lowdown Review |
| by Walter Frith |
| 'Sweet and Lowdown' is one of those films from a cinematic genius where you
don't need the credits to tell you who's directing it. You could blindfold
someone throughout the opening credits and take the blindfold off and while
watching it, know that...more |
| Sweet and Lowdown Review |
| by Scott Renshaw |
| SWEET AND LOWDOWN
(Sony Classics)
Starring: Sean Penn, Samantha Morton, Uma Thurman, Anthony LaPaglia.
Screenplay: Woody Allen.
Producer: Jean Doumanian.
Director: Woody Allen.
MPAA Rating: PG-13 (adult themes, drug use, profanity)
Running Time: 95...more |
| Sweet and Lowdown Review |
| by Dennis Schwartz |
| SWEET AND LOWDOWN (director/writer:Woody Allen; cinematographer: Zhao
Fei; cast: Sean Penn (Emmet Ray), Samantha Morton (Hattie), Uma Thurman
(Blanche), Anthony LaPaglia (Al Torrio), Brian Markinson (Bill Shields),
Gretchen Mol (Ellie), Vincent...more |
| Sweet and Lowdown Review |
| by Susan Granger |
| Susan Granger's review of "SWEET AND LOWDOWN" (Sony Classics)
Vintage jazz aficionados will appreciate Woody Allen's
fanciful mock documentary about a legendary musician of the 1930s,
allegedly the second-best jazz guitarist in the world. This...more |
| Sweet and Lowdown Review |
| by Mac VerStandig |
| It comes as little surprise that Woody Allen, one of great filmmakers of
the our time, has created another gem in Sweet and Lowdown. It ain't
Manhattan or Annie Hall, but it is at the top of 1999's class, a strong
statement about the filmmaker's...more |
| Sweet and Lowdown Review |
| by Ross Anthony |
| Two words could not more amply describe Woody Allen's lead Character Emmet
Ray, played picture perfectly by Sean Penn. Emmet smokes on the jazz guitar
of the early 1900's (remember that century?)and is considered the best of
his era ... well except for...more |
| Sweet and Lowdown Review |
| by Akiva Gottlieb |
| 95 minutes
Sony Pictures Classics
starring Sean Penn, Samantha Morton, Uma Thurman, Brian Markinson, Anthony
LaPaglia, Gretchen Mol, Vincent Guastafero, John Waters, James Urbaniak more |
| Sweet and Lowdown Review |
| by Christopher Null |
| SWEET AND LOWDOWN
A film review by Christopher Null
Copyright 1999 filmcritic.com
filmcritic.com more |
| Sweet and Lowdown Review |
| by Michael Dequina |
| "Lowdown" describes the main character in Woody Allen's annual project,
an anecdotal look at the life of Emmet Ray (Sean Penn), a gifted jazz
guitarist from the '30s whose skills and talent rank second only to his
idol, gypsy Django Reinhardt. While he...more |
| Sweet and Lowdown Review |
| by Steve Rhodes |
| SWEET AND LOWDOWN, written and directed by Woody Allen, tells the story
of Emmett Ray, the world's second greatest jazz guitarist. This legend
in his time is played with boyish charm by Sean Penn. Told in
talking-head documentary style by jazz...more |
| Sweet and Lowdown Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten |
| Reviewed by Harvey Karten
Sony Pictures Classics
Director: Woody Allen
Writer: Woody Allen
Cast: Sean Penn, Samantha Morton, Uma Thurman, Brian
Markinson, Anthony LaPaglia, Gretchen Mol more |
| Sweet and Lowdown Review |
| by Jon Popick |
| Woody Allen’s (Celebrity) latest is a fictional account of a 1930s jazz
guitarist named Emmett Ray (Sean Penn, The Thin Red Line). The film is
a sugary homage to the music of that period (a fave of Allen) and
features fantastic performances from an...more |
