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by artbyjude  - Top 500, Dec 28 '01
Pros: Penn, Morton, Photography, the musical efforts of Howard Alden
Cons: The plot, and no visible effort to make any sense of it
This movie has some terrific moments. It submerges you in the sights and sounds of a bygone era, and it isn't unpleasant. But trying to make sense out of it is another problem.
If you are willing to to take a trip with Woody Allen's...
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by pmills1210  in Movies, - Top 500, Apr 15 '00
Pros: Acting, storytelling, detail
Cons: Somewhat familiar territory for Allen
Woody Allen is one of America's best and most prolific active filmmakers. It seems that no year would be complete without a new film from him. In 1999, he offered up "Sweet And Lowdown," a movie which combined Allen's love of jazz with his love...
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by skbreese in Movies, - Top 500, Aug 06 '01
Pros: Great jazz guitar music peppered throughout the film. Interesting story line
Cons: Characters are one dimensional
The lead character in the latest Woody Allen film, Emmett Ray, is an egotistical, self-centered, insensitive, amoral jerk. Yet, Allen is skillfully able to somehow evoke from his audience, a kind of reluctant sympathy for this scandalous character. Only...
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by naphtalia - Top 100, May 12 '05
Pros: great music. Samantha Morton. beautiful photography
Cons: Uma Thurman. doesn't hold together all the way through
Woody Allen movies are usually hit or miss with me. When they hit, they’re among my favorites; when they miss, they do so by a mile. I had no idea what I was going to see when got a copy of Sweet and Lowdown. What surprised me most is that, for ...
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by Grouch - Top 200, Nov 14 '00
Pros: Sean Penn and Samantha Morton are luminous in their roles
Cons: The character development in the script is as flat as the paper it's printed on
Emmet Ray is a scumbag. He’s insecure, he’s a braggart, he’s obnoxious. He uses women like shots of bathtub gin, downing them one right after the other. He’s a two-bit hustler, an alcoholic and a kleptomaniac.
Emmet Ray is also the world’s...
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by Dr.P - Top 200, Dec 03 '08
Pros: This is a very entertaining movie.
Cons: None.
SWEET AND LOWDOWN
I love to watch movies about the lives of musicians and composers. In this case, the musician is a fictional character named Emmett ...
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by The_Wood - Top 1000, Jun 27 '00
Pros: Beautiful Acting, Well Written, Great Film
Cons: None
Here is the story of Emmet Ray, "the world's second greatest guitar player who ever lived." Emmet Ray is introduced at the beginning of the film by Woody Allen, who confesses he has always been a huge fan of Ray's work and persona. Followed...
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by bill_chambers , Jun 20 '00
Pros: Sweet
Cons: Lowdown
Woody Allen movies of late are eager to indict the creepy misanthrope who has been a staple of the writer-director-actor's oeuvre since Allen stepped into the shoes of Annie Hall's Alvy Singer. But, in the final analysis, Allen has continued to pardon...
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by SusanGranger - Top 1000, Jul 05 '00
Pros: Superb performances by Sean Penn and Samantha Morton
Cons: The protagonist is not sympathetic or even likable.
Vintage jazz aficionados will appreciate Woody Allen's fanciful mock documentary about a legendary musician of the 1930s, allegedly the second-best jazz guitarist in the world. This totally fictional character, named Emmet Ray and embodied by...
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by bobbo428 , Jul 10 '00
Pros: Strong acting; cohesive plot; good music
Cons: Protagonist is unlikable
Penn Nails His Role as Antihero
In the motion picture, "Sweet and Lowdown," Woody Allen looks at a bluegrass jazz guitarist with an attitude. The protagonist is not someone you'd want to identify with--he's...
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by gentlementle , Aug 10 '00
Pros: A nice, heart-warming movie with funny scenes.
Cons: Flat supporting character development
At first the movie began with the old-skool film credits reminiscent of silent movies accompanied by one of Emmet Ray's legendary guitar tracks. And I thought, "Hey, this seems promising." And then the credits cut to the face of a jazz...
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by BBailey182 , May 04 '01
Pros: Good performance, photography, music
Cons: Not exactly a great story
"Sweet and Lowdown" was not an easy assignment for writer-director Woody Allen. His story concerns a mythical jazz guitarist from the 1930's, Emmet Ray. The problem is that he is such a crummy human being that it is difficult for anyone to like ......
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by JonTurner , Jul 10 '00
Pros: Penn, Morton, and even Uma deliver strong performances, good music
Cons: Story goes nowhere, has no momentum, is disappointing, and it's just not funny
"Sweet and Lowdon" is Woody Allen's recent tale of the life of one of the greatest jazz guitarists to ever live, Emmet Ray. Emmet (Sean Penn) is a womanizing alcoholic who has many unusual theories and outlooks on life. He reminds us over and...
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by tanta07 , Mar 20 '01
Pros: Great Music, Another Strong Performance By Sean Penn
Cons: Not Much Development, Penn's Character Is a Scumbag
Not being much of a jazz buff myself, I was fairly convinced that Woody's Allen's Sweet and Lowdown was a factual account of the life of jazz guitarist Emmet Ray. It wasn't until I did a little research that I realized that Allen was pulling our leg;...
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by anthonyws , Jul 16 '01
Pros: Sean Penn's acting, Music, Feel
Cons: Emmet Ray
Sweet and Lowdown is the type of film that isn't made very often. It is a story, but feels like a documentary. However, I am hesitant to call it a mockumentary because it isn't the same...
Sweet and Lowdown is the story of 1930's jazz...
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