Romance and Cigarettes

Romance and Cigarettes

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Romance and Cigarettes

Aida Turturro, Christopher Walken, Eddie Izzard, James Gandolfini, Kate Winslet

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  read more... )Tula (Kate Winslet), while his wife, Kitty (Susan Sarandon), grows ever more enraged by his behavior. As her world crumbles around her, Kitty grapples with her husband's infidelity, but will Nick ever realize the magnitude of what he's done?

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  • December 28, 2009
    Wow, this movie is soo underrated! I saw it for the third time yesterday, and it's not only absurdly funny, but also a beautiful and unusual lovestory.
    I love movies that mix comedy with drama, and this one is beautifully executed.
    Sarandon is an amazing a versatile actress, (I...( read more)'m going to add her to my favorite actors list immediately), Walken is hilarious, and Gandolfini proves that he's more than just (the amazing) Tony Soprano. Winslet? You can't believe the words that come out of her mouth in this movie n_n Hilarious!
    And if that's not enough, Buscemi has a small part in it too, a star cast if you ask me!
  • November 30, 2009
    With a cast like this, I thought "how could you go wrong?".

    And there are some truely wonderful scenes featuring most of the big names. In particular Kate Winslet, Susan Sarandon, Christopher Walken, Elaine Stritch and Aida Turturro did not disappoint on an individual basis. ...( read more) (also watchfor Amy Sedaris in a small role as the crazy neighbor)

    However, the film as a whole is a schizophrenic mess. Lots of interesting ideas, none of which ever really seem to gel very well together.

    While not horrible...I can't say that I'd recomend it unless you are a fan of any of the cast mentioned above.
  • February 29, 2008
    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.
  • February 22, 2008
    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)er go out of my way to see him in anything, but this performance is special.

    To loosely quote John Turturro, Christopher Walken is always interesting. This, for the most part, is a true statement for me. But something truly "interesting" has happened to Walken over the years. While most actors seem to try to position themselves for leading roles, if they have the look and the talent, Walken has moved in the opposite direction. Since, let's say, the success of The Deer Hunter, it's been pretty much a long slide into solid character acting roles for him. He once had great potential, from my perspective, to be a leading man, and while he definitely manages to play one "interesting" character after another, he has fallen quite deep into some kind of one-dimensional abyss. Perhaps it is the "Oscar curse" of early success in Deer Hunter, perhaps it has something to do with the whole Natalie Wood tragedy. Whatever the reason(s), he really just always is only an "interesting" caricature of what he once was or could have been. Is there resurrection in his future? Who knows.

    The only real joy here is Kate Winslet. Had I not seen her guest shot on Extras, I would have been more surprised by what she gives us here, but it is still pure joy to hear the words that tumble so effortlessly out of her mouth. As Gandolfini says, "You're a crude woman" -- probably the best line in the film. Although her character really exists in the realm of tragedy, the words she speaks and the moves she makes provide some of the funniest moments in an otherwise very average "musical love story."

    Please don't misunderstand me, flixster friends: I love John Turturro. He is gifted, and I am fan enough to think he can do way better work.

  • February 16, 2008
    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)'s right I think she can actually act.). However this is much better then the average musical (Which doesn't say much) and it's actually really funny. So I would suggest seeing it.
  • December 6, 2009
    The man himself is (almost) nowhere to be seen here and yet this directorial debut screams John Turturro, with its garbage can fire of wonderfully uninhibited creativity. Going from the profound to pure banality and back again with all the grace and flare packed into the actor's ...( read more)"Hotel California" sequence in "The Big Lebowski". This, laced with some subtler, deeper overtones, makes for a rather special cinematic experience.
  • November 26, 2009
    wow this movie is great
    i loved it
  • August 3, 2009
    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.
  • July 29, 2009
    A bit strange, as expected. but is an interesting story told in an unconventional way. This is why I like John Turturro.
  • July 3, 2009
    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.

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