Bullets Over Broadway 1994

Janet Maslin, New York Times: Mr. Allen has drawn on autobiographical specifics in other films, but this may be the one in which he speaks most seriously from the heart. Read more

Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: The performances, however, are very enjoyable, with first honors going to Chazz Palminteri and Dianne Wiest. Read more

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Rick Groen, Globe and Mail: If not bowled over, we're at least won over. Read more

James Berardinelli, ReelViews: The most insightful and deliciously droll look at show business since Robert Altman skewered Hollywood in 1992's The Player. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: The movie is very funny and, in the way it follows its logic wherever it leads, surprisingly tough. Read more

Edward Guthmann, San Francisco Chronicle: Woody Allen at his best -- a gem of a Broadway fable with a crafty premise, a raft of brilliant actors at the top of their form and a bouncy, just-for-pleasure attitude. Read more

Time Out: No! Don't speak! See it! Read more

Todd McCarthy, Variety: A backstage comedy bolstered by healthy shots of prohibition gangster melodrama and romantic entanglements. Read more

Hal Hinson, Washington Post: The most substantive, accessible -- not to mention the funniest -- film that the prolific writer-director has made in years. Read more

Desson Thomson, Washington Post: Buzzes with classic one-liners, bright performances and off-the-cuff contemplations about love, art and death. Read more