Sweet and Lowdown

Good stories telling. Great acting on Sean Penn's part, delightful and sad at the same time. A movie to be enjoyed with a bottle of good wine.... Full review

When we try to understand genius, or love, or "why?", we run into the same problem that the ancients encountered:"I went to the poets … I took them some of the most elaborate passages in their own writings, and asked... Full review

This is a strange movie, but one made a little bit special to me because of one memorable character: "Hattie," played by Samantha Morton. What a wonderful, endearing character! The sweet look on her face alone makes this movie worth... Full review

Sean Penn, and Uma Thurman carry the only really good parts of this film. Samantha Morton's characters just annoying, with her sweetness, and the seens of Woody Allen, and some other Emmet Ray fans talking about the story, in the middle... Full review

A slow, rich movie. Though it lags in places, the three lead performances are indelibly written in my memory. And the great jazz soundtrack and warm colors made this movie go down like a glass of bourbon.Embodying the archetypal difficult... Full review

The two movies that come to mind when I think about Sean Penn and his acting ability are not Mystic River and Fast Times at Ridgemont High. They are Carlito's Way and Sweet & Lowdown. In both of these movies,... Full review

Sweet and Lowdown is the story of a fictional jazz guitarist who is self admittedly the second best in the world(next to that gypsy in France) but there is one thing that is clear while watching this movie, sean penn... Full review

Sean Penn plays Emmett Ray, a little-known jazz guitarist, an eccentric, egocentric genius self-proclaimed as the "greatest guitar player in the country" or the "second greatest guitar player in the world" - because of that gypsy from France, the bane... Full review

This is a very enjoyable movie. It has many touches in it that are classic Woody Allen, so it should appeal to his many fans. It is also so strong on the jazz material that it should appeal to jazz... Full review

I didn't find out until afterwards that Woody Allen made it all up - that Emmet Ray didn't even exist. Nor did my sister. She thought the lack of accuracy took some of the shine off the film; I thought... Full review

Sweet and Lowdown is a cinematic gem, and one that is thoroughly recommended. Andrew L. Urban "Epitomising the absurd and the poignant simultaneously, Woody Allen's Sweet and Lowdown is a delightful fable, full of quirky characters, humour and marvellous jazz. ... Full Review

By providing a glimpse into his love of this music, "Sweet and Lowdown" is also a rare glimpse into the lighter side Mr. Allen himself - and a very welcome one. As usual, Mr. Allen assembles a wonderful ensemble cast. ... Full Review

But thanks to the lighter tone, as well as the terrific jazz-era music and the even more terrific performances, "Sweet and Lowdown" is just charming enough to get by. "Sweet and Lowdown" is hardly groundbreaking material, and on whole, the film may not quite stack up with his best work. ... Full Review

becomes a better artist.....The accidental nature of Ray's genius is Woody Allen's subject, at least through the first and best third of the film.....Brilliantly played by Samantha Morton, she evokes the pathos of Lillian Gish, the loyal waif, who loves the cad, despite everything..... ... Full Review

his typically stellar ensemble of actors.... ... Full Review

Smantha Morton, "Sweet and Lowdown" (1999) -- A publicist for Sony Classic Pictures gave me an early look at Woody Allen's jazz ode and asked me afterward what I thought about Sean Penn's chances for an Oscar. ... Full Article

Movie buffs know Howard Alden as the offscreen fingers of Emmett Ray in Sweet and Lowdown, Woody Allen 's cod documentary about an apocryphal cheating, lying, self-obsessed jazz guitarist who treats women like dirt. ... Full Article

"Melinda and Melinda" is Woody Allen's new film.It has already opened in Europe to apparently good reviews and box office, and I had heard it touted as one of Woody's best in recent years. ... Full Article

Paris . Montparnasse, fabled haunt of Hemingway and his pack and still a center of Parisian nightlife. A last-minute decision to add one of the great viol fantasies to a recording devoted to Purcell has us working late. ... Full Article

Not only is Best Original Score one of the most overlooked Oscar categories; it's not even clear what the criteria are for judging it. Consider some of the most lauded scores: John Williams' famous heists from the classical repertoire (... ... Full Article

With the rancid aftertaste of ``Mighty Aphrodite,'' ``Deconstructing Henry'' and ``Celebrity'' still lingering, it's nice to report that Woody's on the mark again. ``Sweet and Lowdown,'' which opens today, is the best reason in years to reconsider him. A mockumentary ... Full Article