Sidewalks of New York

2001 "In a city of 8 million people, what are the odds the perfect two will meet?"
6.4| 1h47m| R| en
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The film follows the marital and dating lives of three men and three women who unknowingly form a tangled web of relationships. Interspersing "man on the street" interviews with scenes from the six characters' lives, the film weaves a humorous and biting commentary on the game of love -- easy to start, hard to finish.

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Marketic It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.
Glimmerubro It is not deep, but it is fun to watch. It does have a bit more of an edge to it than other similar films.
Bluebell Alcock Ok... Let's be honest. It cannot be the best movie but is quite enjoyable. The movie has the potential to develop a great plot for future movies
Allison Davies The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.
juneebuggy This was okay, kinda interesting, I always like seeing Brittany Murphy and Stanley Tucci plays a good slim-bucket here. It's been shot documentary style, with a (relatively) low-budget so its grainy and jumpy at times, as a faux film crew follows and interviews six New Yorkers through the course of an average day.They share stories of their sexual experiences and the rocky road of relationships in their quest for true love. Nothing spectacular here to mention as the story doesn't really go anywhere. Some decent comedy/drama, all the men come off badly and by the end everyone is connected.I will say that all the characters are well developed, considering what this is, and I enjoyed the cast. Written and directed by Ed Burns, who apparently shot this in just 16 days, he plays a successful television producer who becomes infatuated with the recently divorced (Rosario Dawson). Her ex-husband wants her back but in the interim starts wooing (Brittany Murphy). She is (lovely) and having an affair with the ultra sleazy Stanley Tucci, who is married to Heather Graham. She plays a real estate agent with her eye on Edward Burns, which brings the circle to a close. 2/22/15
OllieZ I am a massive fan of Woody Allen's films, such as Annie Hall, Manhattan and Husbands and Wives. They simultaneously amalgamate witty romance with this inevitable melancholy that comes with it all. I must admit, I have never seen an Ed Burns film before, nor have I seen him act much before, except for Saving Private Ryan. So this was a new venture for me.It's safe to say, I was very surprised by this film. It has a style and form similar to that of Allen's Husbands and Wives. Ed Burns is very likable, and has great charisma as an actor. Graheam really shows her worth as an actor in this film - though I loved her in Boogie Nights and Swingers as well. Tucci, Murphy and Krumholtz are all on top form too.It's an entertaining piece of cinema, one that didn't take itself too seriously and indulge in those oft-walked streets of New York. It was fresh, young and truthful, with characters that have shades to them, and aren't just two dimensional cut outs.I highly recommend this film to everyone.
cewasmuthiii This is a very funny movie. The subject matter is near and dear to everyone's heart: Dating and relationships, marital or otherwise. The story centers around 6 main characters that are made to look like they're just regular people on the streets of New York. Each one is `interviewed' on the street about topics ranging from sex, dating and relationships. Then we see what each person's dating or marital life is like. Each of the 6 people's lives are intertwined somehow throughout the movie. A well done, well acted cross-section of the 6 people's love lives. Also, look for Dennis Farina's character. This guy had me rolling on the floor laughing; everything he said and did was funny to me. An enjoyable hour and a half. Highly recommended.
hepcat70 Heather Graham, in one of her better performances, and Dennis Farina as comedic relief, provide much of this film's minor merits. Otherwise, it's a pretty cynical exercise, and the device of having the characters talk to an unseen interviewer is made doubly annoying by the fact that the characters' observations are banal and uninteresting (the device was used to great effect in a French movie A Pornographic Affair). I found all the male characters to be thoroughly unsympathetic, ranging from pathetic (the doorman), totally lacking in introspection (Burns), and venal (Tucci). While I'm sure Burns would say the point was to show how screwed-up men can be, I don't think it does anybody any favours to repeatedly depict men stalking and showing up unannounced to exes and flames' apartments/houses. Reinforces that this is somewhat understandable and normal behaviour. And, aside from the one couple (perhaps), these characters' dwellings are preposterous given their station in life, unless we're to believe they all have large trust funds.