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Bullets Over Broadway

John Cusack (Actor), Dianne Wiest (Actor), Woody Allen (Director) | Format: VHS Tape
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)

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One of Woody Allen's best films of the '90s, Bullets over Broadway stars John Cusack as a virtual Woody surrogate, a neurotic, Jazz Age writer whose new play sounds wooden and unrealistic to a low-level mobster (Chazz Palminteri) assigned to watch over his boss's actress-girlfriend (Jennifer Tilly). When the hood starts contributing better story ideas and dialogue than what the official playwright can conjure, questions (not unlike those of Amadeus) about the price we pay to make art at the expense of other responsibilities are intriguingly raised. Palminteri gives a very interesting performance as the enforcer waking up to the desperate (and almost feminine) demands of his own creative psyche, and Dianne Wiest (who won an Oscar), Tracey Ullman, Jim Broadbent, and Jennifer Tilly are very funny together playing the ensemble cast of Cusack's play. --Tom Keogh

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5.0 out of 5 stars Bullets Over Broadway Mar 5 2013
By Jean Johnson
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is one of Woody Allen's best movies. Brilliant dialogue an excellent acting by Diane Wiest and Chaz Palmintieri. A debate on art versus morality.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Very funny, physically beautiful and very smart April 17 2011
By K. Gordon TOP 50 REVIEWER
Format:DVD
Not deep, but very, very funny. Wonderfully written and splendidly acted, especially by Diane Wiest in a wild, very different role. John Cusack does his usual extremely
solid work as the straight man holding it all together

Amazing 1930s production design by Santo Loquasto.

The film has a nice dark edge to off set its wacky, farcical tone. The very end is a bit sappy, but it also leaves the film with an interesting moral complexity. Not quite
great Woody Allen, but extremely good Woody Allen -- which means great by most filmmaking standards.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Funny, funny, funny!! May 17 2004
By A Customer
Format:DVD
And funny. Great casting, great script, funny dialogue and good directing. The wonderful thing about this whole flick -- Woody Allen decided NOT to be in it. One of his better decisions he's made in years. (Thanks for giving us a break and breather from your repeatible and stale roles Woody!) Don't miss this little-known gem.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Were they trying to make a movie that makes no sense?
I'm not stupid, but this movie made no sense whatsoever. I didn't understand one bit of the boring, mindless conversations, characters, their purpose, etc. And a plot..? Read more
Published on Jun 18 2003 by Paul A. Rundle
5.0 out of 5 stars decent
this movie was enjoyable, but not the best woody allen i've seen.
Published on Jan 8 2003
5.0 out of 5 stars Woody Allen's best -- at least for casting
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe no poll has ever been made about which one is most deemed as Woody Allen's masterpiece by far. Read more
Published on Sep 22 2002 by "peterdao"
5.0 out of 5 stars Comedy Gem
Not only one of Woody Allen's best films but one of the best comedies of all time.
Published on May 25 2002 by Scott
5.0 out of 5 stars Tilly shines, as Weist wins Oscar Gold. How can you resist?
My top three favorite Woody Allen films will always stay the same (3- "Sleeper", 2- "Annie Hall", and one- can you guess it? thatt's right "Bullets Over Broadway. Read more
Published on May 21 2002 by Leroy
4.0 out of 5 stars Strange Bedfellows
I'm usually pretty hit-and-miss with Woody Allen films, and in this case, it was a definite hit. The film explores the behind the scenes goings-on of a 1930's Broadway show being... Read more
Published on Feb 24 2002 by James L.
5.0 out of 5 stars Woody always hits or misses. This one's a hit!!!
It's always all or nothing with Woody Alan. Either the film is brilliant, hilarious and wonderful (as this is) or tedious and flat (Celebrity or that Godawful Everyone Says I Love... Read more
Published on Feb 18 2002 by D. Goldberg
4.0 out of 5 stars Funny In A Dark Way
If you have a dark sense of humor, Bullets Over Broadway is for you. Chazz Palminteri is quite amusing as a mobster who discovers his own playwrighting talents. Read more
Published on Jan 4 2002 by G. J Wiener
3.0 out of 5 stars Good Movie - Lame DVD
I'll keep this short and non-pretentious.

I find this film very enjoyable. Although Woody Allen isn't in this film, blatent aspects of his own neurotic behavior leak through John... Read more

Published on July 2 2001 by Nick Danger
5.0 out of 5 stars "I'm NOT An Artist, Thank God"
These last two words were what SHOULD have been added to the last line of the film to make this excellent movie even better. Read more
Published on May 10 2001 by Allan from San Francisco
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