Sweet And Lowdown details
| Format: | PG DVD |
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| Starring: | John Waters, Uma Thurman, Brian Markinson, Vincent Guastaferro, Woody Allen, Samantha Morton, Douglas McGrath, Sean Penn, Gretchen Mol, Anthony La Paglia, Nat Hentoff, James Urbaniak |
| Director: | Woody Allen |
| Genre: | Comedy - Television |
| Studio: | WESTEND FILMS |
| Name | Discs | |
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Sweet And Lowdown |
PG Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 1 hour 32 minutes |
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| Rental release: | Currently unavailable |
| Main languages: | English |
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Lets go to the dump and shoot some rats!
By kmcca5 from East Sussex , 02 Oct 2004[Highly rated reviewer]
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 obsessed with his music, watching trains, shooting rats at the dump and his status as the greatest guitarist that ever lived apart from the feared and respected French Gypsy Django Reinhardt.
The film charts his colourful rise from small time pimp and kleptomaniac to the recording of the work that experts claim to be some of the best of the period. A great Woody Allen film, highly recommended.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(9)Decidedly Dodgy
By a customer from London , 18 Dec 2006A very disappointing film, especially considering all the promising component parts - Woody Allen, Sean Penn, Uma Thurman, Samantha Morton. The talking heads are excruciating and the documentary format seems like an afterthought. It really doesn't work at all. The acting is decidedly dodgy with the exception of Morton, who is brilliant, perhaps in part because she doesn't have to wrestle with the dubious dialogue. In its defence, it is beautifully shot and the costumes, especially Uma's, are fabulous. Aside from this, it’s all pretty dire.- Was this review helpful to you?
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ok
By joseph cannon from Scotland , 14 Nov 2006Sean Penn's acting was good. One of Alan's poorer efforts i reckon.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Looked good on paper
By ClareAndJohnny from London , 08 Sep 2005Sean 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 impression of playing the guitar (which is a bit of a problem in a film about a guitar player).
Seeing as this film totally revolves around Penn's character it's gotta be thumbs down from here, I'm afraid.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Fantastic Movie
By a customer from Edinburgh, Scotland , 17 Aug 2005Very funny but also moving film. Excellent acting by Sean Penn. I would recommend this film to anyone who enjoys a good story. Very original film. Watch it!!- Was this review helpful to you?
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At last a good Woody Allen film
By neil1 (19 reviews) from London , 13 Dec 2004Light, trivial but fun. A return to the Woody Allen of Zelig and Purple Rose of Cairo.
Wonderfullly preposterous. Sean Penn and Samantha Morton are a delight to watch.- Was this review helpful to you?
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