Bullets Over Broadway

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Michelle M @Mickieam Mar 2 Words can't express how ingenious this movie is! Fresh and funny. Thank you Mr. Allen. See more Tommy H @Tommy44 Dec 17 I couldn’t see the appeal—dull scenes, hollow characters, and only mildly funny, like a smidge of amusement. I quit halfway through. See more thiago s @Thiagostone Jun 27 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more David H @DavidQHarris 09/22/2024 A very entertaining film with a great plot and great actors. Probably WA's best. John Cusack shines in this film. See more Tony M @RT20307516 06/27/2024 It starts off strong, but halfway through the film, a narration inexplicably begins, causing it to fall flat. The old adage "show, don't tell" is blatantly ignored here. The voice-over merely repeats what’s happening on screen. For instance, "And she walked on stage"—yes, we can see that. Why is the narration suddenly necessary? It adds nothing to the plot and just made me think, "Why am I wasting time on this when I could be cleaning my bathroom?" See more Larry R @RT16937295 06/24/2024 "I'm an Artist!" yells playwright David Shayne (John Cusack) at his agent Julian Marx (Jack Warden), to start off the film. Shayne is obsessed with artistic integrity, and nobody is going to tamper with the content of his plays, no matter how badly they may need some tweaking for commercial success. Because while all of his plays are considered literary gems, they have been commercial flops. And nobody wants to back his new play financially. But then, Fate comes a-tempting. His agent bumped into an old acquaintance - a Mob boss. The Mob boss has a girlfriend, Olive, who dances as a chorus girl but dreams of being a Broadway star. And if Shayne will cast this girlfriend in a supporting role, he'll get his financing. But as Shayne finds out in his meeting with the Mob boss and Olive, this girl is very rough around the edges, and this is a very serious play. Her stage experience? As the Boss explains, "She used to wiggle at this joint in Hoboken." Shayne nearly passes out from an anxiety attack, but as Marx explains to him on their way home, he needs to be flexible if he wants his play to go on. And so begins a downward spiral of one moral compromise after another, each of them inescapable and each of them greasing the wheels of the play's success. By the end of the film, Shayne's play is a big success and Shayne himself is thoroughly sick of everything, including himself. This film is a thoroughly engrossing and terrifically entertaining dramatization of the price of success. See more Read all reviews

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