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Bullets over Broadway

1994

Woody Allen

John Cusack, Dianne Wiest, Chazz Palminteri, Jim Broadbent ...

7.5

29,158

Comedy The 20s. David Shayne, a down-and-out playwright, has finally obtained funding for one of his plays. On one condition: one of the parts is to be played by Olive, useless girlfriend of the producer, gangster Nick Valenti. Olive turns up at the rehearsals with her bodyguard, Cheech who, not stopping at simply looking after her, takes the liberty of suggesting changes in the play to improve it.

	Author	Review
United States	Janet Maslin The New York Times	"Mr. Allen has drawn on autobiographical specifics in other films, but this may be the one in which he speaks most seriously from the heart."	POS
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"The movie is very funny and, in the way it follows its logic wherever it leads, surprisingly tough (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	Colin Kennedy Empire	"Another enjoyable ensemble play from Allen with Cusack stepping bravely and fairly successfully into Woody's lead nerd shoes (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"One of Allen's best and most revealing comedies, as much a moral meditation as it is dazzling fun."	POS
United States	Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader	"[It] shows a certain improvement in Allen's work; the material is certainly lively, though the plot becomes a bit mechanical toward the end. The performances, however, are very enjoyable"	POS
United States	James Berardinelli ReelViews	"The most insightful and deliciously droll look at show business since Robert Altman skewered Hollywood in 1992's 'The Player' (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Hal Hinson The Washington Post	"The most substantive, accessible -- not to mention the funniest -- film that the prolific writer-director has made in years."	POS
United States	Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly	"This is one old-fashioned comedy with an up-to-the-minute sting."	POS
United Kingdom	Time Out	"A merciless satire on the pretensions, hypocrisies and indulgences of theatre folk, this is Allen's fizziest piece in years."	POS
United States	TV Guide	"A welcome return to straightforward comedy (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Todd McCarthy Variety	"Not all the characters in the colorful ensemble cast are well developed, but constantly amusing confection keeps improving as it scoots along and result should please the Woodman's fans"	POS
United States	Desson Thomson The Washington Post	"Buzzes with classic one-liners, bright performances and off-the-cuff contemplations about love, art and death.	POS
United States	David Ansen Newsweek	"The joy of this bouncy, brainy Allen outing is how effortlessly he meshes his serious, clearly personal conundrums with the giddy formulas of backstage farce."	POS

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