Broadway Danny Rose

Buy This Item Broadway Danny Rose by MGM (Video & DVD)  Available from Amazon  $12.99  on 11-17-2008     Often overlooked, <I>Broadway Danny Rose</I> has developed a cult following among select Woody Allen fans; Chris Rock, of all people, says it's one of his favorite films. Allen plays a devoted talent agent for acts whose talent is, shall we say, marginal. But one of his clients, a faded singer named Lou Canova (Nick Apollo Forte), suddenly has a chance to perform for a record executive. Nervous, Canova insists that Rose bring his girlfriend to the show--unfortunately, his girlfriend is Tina Vitale (Mia Farrow), the wife of a big-time mobster. (Farrow's performance is superb and unlike anything else in her career: loud, brassy, and comically obnoxious.) Part caper, part-show biz satire, <I>Broadway Danny Rose</I> would make an excellent companion to <I>Paper Moon</I>; both are a delightful combination of nostalgia and cutting observations about human nature. <I>--Bret Fetzer</I> Reader Reviews Okay. So there were a bunch of guys (talented or not) sitting around a Broadway deli talking about.... Well, who else. In this very funny send up of the seamy side of the nickel and dime theatrical business Woody Allen outdoes himself in his desire to placate his clientele. His over the top mannerisms and continual use of the by now obligatory use of the word `darling' by talent agents takes away a little from his performance but watch it nevertheless. And Mia Farrow as a Jersey style Mafioso doll is just fine. Can true love ever come of such a pairing except in a Woody Allen movie? Well, just ask that bunch of guys sitting around that deli. See.

Broadway Danny Rose Available from Amazon Price: $12.99 Updated on 11-17-2008.

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