Aida Turturro, Christopher Walken, Eddie Izzard
From the Cohen brothers and John Turturro comes this twist on the not-so-ordinary tale of adultery and salvation. Nick (James Gandolfini) engages in a torrid extramarital affair with a younger woman, ...( read more
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DVD Release Date: February 5, 2008
Stats: 954 reviews
Pretty much the abused prostitute of a musical. Pretty filthy and ridiculous, and the 'crazy musical numbers' were just something to get through. The only good part was when Christopher Walken stabs a girl and fights cops with a knife while singing and dancing.
To loosely quote Susan Sarandon, James Gandolfini came out of himself in this movie. It's true. This may be the first time I've thought that Gandolfini had anything to give to the screen. Generally an average player at best, he rises to a new level of performance. I would nev...( read more)
You have to respect director John Turturo who's most likely the only guy that can get James (Tony) Gandolfini to sing. Yes the film is uneven and I would have enjoy to have seen more of Kate Winslet, Steve Buscemi, Mary-Louise Parker (By God is she hot.) and ... Mandy Moore (That...( read more)
This movie is best watched without knowin anythin about what anyone has said about it.
Either you like it or you don't. It's really hard to put this one in to a category and that's why I like it. It starts out funny but gets pretty dramatic at the end.
Never liked musicals much, but this one has it. Good music, nice pictures and a bunch of good actors. A bit too long maybe, but you simply get in a good mood watching it.
A bit strange, as expected. but is an interesting story told in an unconventional way. This is why I like John Turturro.
I didn't care enough for the characters to care about the plot and the singing and dancing wasn't interesting enough to compensate. But there were some memorable scenes, Susan Sarandons version of "piece of my heart" was quite powerful, and the acting was great.
I was surprised by how much I enjoyed it. It was cute and weird and funny and jarring and chock full of weird song & dance numbers.
John Turturro's Romance & Cigarettes is the real thing, a film that breaks out of Hollywood jail with audacious originality, startling sexuality, heartfelt emotions, and an anarchic liberty. full review
It has cult item stamped all over it, and fans of (severely) experimental cinema might see it as a revelation. Most others will find that watching this movie is like having your senses beaten with a r... full review
Turturro aims for postmodern irony and misses. full review
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