Sidewalks Of New York 2001

Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press: Burns, who started strong with The Brothers McMullen, has sunk deeper and deeper into irrelevancy with each succeeding film. Read more

Connie Ogle, Miami Herald: The film uncovers no hidden truths about relationships except one: Romantic comedies don't have to be profound when they are as appealing as this one. Read more

Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper: Sidewalks of New York is a love letter to a city and a populace that deserve it. Read more

Tom Long, Detroit News: After a while, you start wondering where this movie is going, and then it goes nowhere. Read more

Chris Vognar, Dallas Morning News: It all feels terribly contrived, like something that Woody Allen could have written in a fitful sleep. Read more

Michael Wilmington, Chicago Tribune: Reminds us, deep down, of why we love New York -- and a lot of people in it. Read more

A.O. Scott, New York Times: Surely, after everything this city has been through, the time is right for a breezy, captivating New York romantic comedy. Sidewalks of New York is not an especially good movie, but it will do. Read more

John Hartl, Seattle Times: It's easily [Burns'] most-watchable movie since his debut, the 1995 Sundance hit, The Brothers McMullen. Read more

Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle: As a romantic comedy on your film menu, Sidewalks of New York holds the romance and serves comedy on the side. Read more

Paul Clinton (CNN.com), CNN.com: Overall, there are some amusing moments, and Graham makes the most of her thankless role, but this one can wait for the video release. Read more

Steven Rosen, Denver Post: It is nice that Sidewalks reflects a younger, multiethnic New York, one in which not everybody is wealthy and middle-aged or older as Allen's New York increasingly was. But diversity is no substitute for quality. Read more

Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly: The characters in Sidewalks of New York look and move and self-deprecate like real humans, yet there's a lack of personalized obsession to their ticker-tape yearnings. Read more

Rick Groen, Globe and Mail: Make no mistake, [Burn's] damn good at his singular craft, adept at building and oiling this particular machine. And it runs as smoothly as ever -- the plentiful laughs arrive right on cue, as do the occasional moments of near-poignancy. Read more

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Andrew Sarris, New York Observer: My own instinct tells me that Sidewalks of New York doesn't work and doesn't go anywhere, but there are a few talented performers on display. Read more

James Berardinelli, ReelViews: Despite a few easily identifiable flaws, Sidewalks of New York is a breezy, enjoyable motion picture that manages to be smart without demanding our undivided attention. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Finds the right note, of seeking optimism among the shoals of hope. Read more

Andrew O'Hehir, Salon.com: This kind of sophistication-lite may go down well with many viewers right now, but Sidewalks of New York isn't much more than a student film made by a talented amateur who's in over his head. Read more

Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: [Burns] has a hard time finding a central idea, some overall point that isn't borrowed or trite. Or both. Read more

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Mike Clark, USA Today: Such a negligible romantic comedy that its main distinction is fleeting shots of the World Trade Center in the background. Read more

Jessica Winter, Village Voice: The genre achieves inadvertent pathos via its own obscene irrelevance. Read more