Sweet and Lowdown

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Sweet and Lowdown

PG-13,

1999,

1h 35m,

Comedy/

Drama

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77%

56 Reviews

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82%

10,000+ Ratings

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77%

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56 Reviews

82%

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10,000+ Ratings

Emmet Ray (Sean Penn) isn't an easy guy to be around -- among other things, he's inconsiderate and egomaniacal. He also happens to be a jazz guitarist with undeniable talent, and despite his many faults, he ends up winning the heart of Hattie (Samantha Morton), a kind young mute woman. Hattie's seemingly endless patience with Emmet is tested, however, with his incessant irresponsibility and infidelity, leading their relationship to the breaking point.

Critics Consensus

Critics praise Woody Allen's Sweet and Lowdown for its charming, light-hearted comedy and quality acting.

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Kenneth Turan

Los Angeles Times

Aug 15, 2002

3.5/5

Droll and amusing.

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Liam Lacey

Globe and Mail

Mar 22, 2002

2.5/4

A shallow portrait of the artist as a cad.

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George Perry

BBC.com

Apr 17, 2001

4/5

It is put together so well you can believe that this human misfit with a terrible taste in tailoring, an insatiable thirst for liquor, an appalling way with women, yet with a guitar in his hand seemingly guided by angels, was a real person.

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Catherine Graham

Santa Cruz Sentinel

Mar 1, 2019

D

The subtitle could be "Everything You Always Hated About Woody Allen."

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Rob Gonsalves

Rob's Movie Vault

Sep 23, 2007

B

Woody Allen, in his thirtieth outing as writer-director, still shows signs of change, improvement, depth of feeling.

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Joe Lozito

Big Picture Big Sound

Jul 14, 2007

3/4

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George S

Oct 27, 2017

#woodyallenretro Podcast Project Charming yet uncomfortable relationship story, good use of combining woodys mockumentary and stellar period music. Great performances as always from lead actors and even uma thurman shines in a smaller role - overall quite enjoyable albeit treading familiar ground for allen... the ending is a bit dry closing a bit dark but it's appreciated - known to be much loved by fans - honestly, has aged fairly well all things considered

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Kylo S

Mar 12, 2017

Charming movie and absolutely well-acted. The movie is saturated with love for jazz. But it's a quite disappointment when after the film you discover that the main character is fictional.

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Finn S

Apr 9, 2010

The movie is so-so, but the mithology of the character and his stories is enough to make a view.

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Synopsis

Emmet Ray (Sean Penn) isn't an easy guy to be around -- among other things, he's inconsiderate and egomaniacal. He also happens to be a jazz guitarist with undeniable talent, and despite his many faults, he ends up winning the heart of Hattie (Samantha Morton), a kind young mute woman. Hattie's seemingly endless patience with Emmet is tested, however, with his incessant irresponsibility and infidelity, leading their relationship to the breaking point.

Director: Woody Allen
Producer: Jean Doumanian
Screenwriter: Woody Allen
Distributor: Columbia TriStar Domestic Television, Sony Pictures Television, Sony Pictures Classics
Production Co: Sweetland Films, Magnolia Pictures
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 4, 1999, Original
Box Office (Gross USA): $4.2M
Runtime: 1h 35m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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