ThiefHott Too much of everything

Platicsco Good story, Not enough for a whole film

Sexyloutak Absolutely the worst movie.

Mathilde the Guild Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

videorama-759-859391 Now, I'm not a Woody Allen fan by no means at all. I've seen bits from some of his other better movies. You don't really have to be a fan though, to know that he has made better films than this one. You just get that feeling here. It's oddly not a long movie either, and I really felt even though I knew what the story was, it really wasn't given a chance. We go back and forward from old these geezers in New York café, who reminisce over this small time talent agent (Allen), the sort you don't want to be represented by, to Allen trying to fix up one of his clients, who's cheating on his wife, with a mistress, that Woody then gets attached to. Bad news, the mistress is attached to the mob, so begins, a semi screen time hell for Allen, when he's chased by mobsters. I really didn't think the angle of these four dudes in the café telling old stories worked, if only to put a different spin on the norm of Allen's movies. Probably if you look at it that way, yeah, but I just felt the whole film was too shallow, that kind of skimmed instead of sailed. Allen has made much better movies than this. I found the film, filmed in black and white, moderately entertaining with good acting from of course, Farrow and others, one gangster dude, who was in Seagal's Out For Justice. You be judge. Still, definitely a watch for Allen fans, where you could well find short changed with this one. The glass playing act did impress me though.

JohnHowardReid Although Mia Farrow is billed as Woody Allen's co-star, few fans will recognize her as she hides behind dark glasses and a convincing Bronx accent. But Woody Allen himself is as delightfully neurotic and bizarre as usual. Nick Apollo Forte (a singer making his only movie appearance to date) is just wonderful as the not very able or amiable singer riding the crest of a nostalgia wave. There are some gloriously funny throwaway lines, but for all its marvelous weirdness and wackiness, the script seems to have been only halfway thought out and too quickly committed to paper and camera. I think it would have been much funnier with more work.

grantss Danny Rose (played by Woody Allen) is a theatrical agent. He has a wide and often odd assortment of clients but will do anything for them. One of his clients, Lou Canova (Nick Apollo Forte) - a washed up crooner from the 50s who is undergoing a resurgence, asks Danny to accompany his mistress, Tina (Mia Farrow), to one of his concerts - her presence helps him perform. Danny naturally obliges. However, Tina is also seeing a mob boss and when Danny is seen with her, the mob boss assumes Tina is two-timing him with Danny. This results in Danny and Tina being hunted by the mob. Adventures and hilarity ensue.A wonderfully exuberant and funny comedy from Woody Allen. Some great scenes (the shootout among the gas-filled balloons is priceless) and one-liners. A pretty good adventure too, though it does get a bit silly at times.Great performance by Woody Allen as Danny Rose. His over-the-top salesman-like shtick is wonderful to behold. Incredibly funny. A pity not more time was devoted to his interactions with clients and his sales pitches to promoters, as these scenes were hilarious.Equally brilliant is Mia Farrow. So good she is totally uncognisable as the blonde Italian-American bimbo Tina.Good fun, with a bit of romance thrown in too.

gridoon2018 For most other directors / writers / actors, "Broadway Danny Rose" would be a considerable (triple) achievement: there is terrific music, arty b & w photography, Woody (as an actor) at his most ingratiating, Mia Farrow (almost unrecognizable) at her loosest, solid supporting players, and a beautiful closing shot. However, by Woody Allen's own standards, this is a minor work in the grand total of his filmography; the main reason for that is that the story is too slight, and goes on a little too long (even though the movie is relatively short at 80 minutes). And the comedy produces smiles rather than belly laughs. Maybe it would have been more memorable if the role of Lou Canova had gone to the person that Allen, according to IMDb trivia, offered it to first: Sylvester Stallone! **1/2 out of 4.