Review of Romance & Cigarettes (2005) by William W — 07 Jul 2008

HAHAHAHAHA! Awesome! This movie is ridiculously touching because of, and in spite of, Turturro's concept of making a musical out of the mundane.

This review of Romance & Cigarettes (2005) was written by William W on 07 Jul 2008.

Romance & Cigarettes has generally received positive reviews.

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By Nata?A L (61) on 30 Nov 2009

With a cast like this, I thought how could you go wrong?. And there are some truely wonderful scenes featuring most of the big names…

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By Shtivelman M (47) on 03 Jun 2010

Wow this movie is great I loved it it was stragne and at time a bit massed up at end it was great in all it wirednes…

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By Brent C (295) on 17 Jul 2011

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By Adam K (1,533) on 27 Jul 2011

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By Kerry M (319) on 14 Nov 2011

Great cast, strange film…

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By Chris W (2,796) on 19 Jan 2010

There are times when it doesn't make a lick of sense, but all is forgiven considering how fascinated I was with John Turturro's surrealistic…

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By Shane H (496) on 02 Feb 2011

Kinda like a Disney movie, lots of singing. James Gandolphini singing to boot. Pretty good movie, gets a bit long winded toward the end…

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By Danny M (606) on 08 Dec 2010

John Turturro having fun while disregarding the box-office receipts. Crazy mixing of hit songs and dialog…

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