Review of Sweet and Lowdown (1999) by Peter C — 18 Jul 2007

I love this movie... Woody Allen's take on the great Emmet Ray, a fictional 1930's musician who idolizes the great Django Reinhardt.

This review of Sweet and Lowdown (1999) was written by Peter C on 18 Jul 2007.

Sweet and Lowdown has generally received positive reviews.

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By David T (1,513) on 25 Oct 2012

I didn't expect to like this a whole lot, I was very pleasantly surprised. I don't think I've liked Sean Penn in anything more than Sweet and Lowdown…

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By Kok Hoong F (82) on 10 Aug 2012

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By Shawn Levy (1,238) for Portland Oregonian (2,019) on 21 Jul 2012

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It's all very slight and only sporadically amusing, and it makes Allen's Celebrity from last year look even more underrated than it already is…

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By David Ansen (1,073) for Newsweek (1,534) on 19 Jul 2011

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