Review of New York Stories (1989) by Jack L — 06 Feb 2009

Five for Woody's masterpiece, four for Scorsese's provoking tale and two for Coppola's pointless excursion.

This review of New York Stories (1989) was written by Jack L on 06 Feb 2009.

New York Stories has generally received mixed reviews.

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Review of New York Stories (1989) by Jack L — 06 Feb 2009

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Uninteresting material generally mishandled by three directors who should have known better…

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3 gr8 American directors stitch together this com-dram reminded me of 'three rooms' 5/21/15: just rewatched and all 3 of these mini NY stories…

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Woody's segment is great; the other two are awful…

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