Allen's pseudo-biopic about 1930's jazz guitarist Emmet Ray (Penn) is a personal tribute by the director to a period of musical history that has inspired and influenced him greatly. Penn immerses himself into the role of the boozing, womanizing Ray with his usual intensity (this time, with a comic slant). Cameos by Allen and .. Read more
| Starring | Sean Penn, Samantha Morton, Uma Thurman, Anthony La Paglia |
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| Director | Woody Allen |
| Genres | Comedy |
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Allen's pseudo-biopic about 1930's jazz guitarist Emmet Ray (Penn) is a personal tribute by the director to a period of musical history that has inspired and influenced him greatly. Penn immerses himself into the role of the boozing, womanizing Ray with his usual intensity (this time, with a comic slant). Cameos by Allen and author Henton give the film a TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN feel, but it is Zhao's rich photography, as well as the solid musical sequences, that provide the film with its depth. Overall, though, this is a lighthearted effort that aims solely for the funny bone. Morton steals the show as Ray's silently suffering wife in a breakout role that should elevate her to the forefront of Hollywood actresses.
| Starring | Sean Penn, Samantha Morton, Uma Thurman, Anthony La Paglia, Gretchen Mol, Vincent Guastaferro, John Waters, Brian Markinson, James Urbaniak, Woody Allen, Douglas McGrath, Nat Hentoff |
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| Director | Woody Allen |
| Studio | SONY PICTURES HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 32 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Comedy |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1999 To Rent: DVD: not available |
Done in the style of a biopic, this is a delighfully inventive comedy, in love with the period and its music and able to communicate that emotion to its audience; the central performances of Penn, as the musician destructive of himself and others, and Sam
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Lets go to the dump and shoot some rats!
Cracking! A mocumentry style film about the life of fictional jazz guitarist Emmett Ray.
A fantastic comedy performance from Penn as Emmett Ray a man... read more »
[Highly rated reviewer]
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Decidedly Dodgy
A very disappointing film, especially considering all the promising component parts - Woody Allen, Sean Penn, Uma Thurman, Samantha Morton. The talking heads ... read more »
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ok
Sean Penn's acting was good. One of Alan's poorer efforts i reckon.
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Looked good on paper
Sean Penn is miscast here. His comic side comes out quite well, but everything else he puts in to this falls flat. And he really can't give a convincing ... read more »
He's made (at least!) a film a year since 1970, a record that's all the more remarkable when you realise that he's written and directed all of them, and starred in most. They include some of the best-loved and most quoted comedies in cinema history: Annie Hall, Manhattan and Hannah and Her Sisters take some beating, and that's to ignore "the early, funny ones" (Sleeper, Love and Death, Bananas); the lovely miniatures from what I consider his finest period (the early 80s gave us Broadway Danny... Read more
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