Sweet and Lowdown
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DVD Cover Information Actor: Samantha Morton, Sean Penn Brand: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Full Screen, NTSC Picture Format: 1.33:1 Running Time: 95 minutes DVD Release Date: 2000-06-20 Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment |
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Movie Reviews of Sweet and Lowdown
Movie Review: Maybe I'm blind but I just don't see it...
Summary: 2 Stars
I just want to say that I really, really wanted to like this movie...I just couldn't bring myself to. It came on IFC the other night and since I've been on this Independent Film kick lately, that and it starred Penn, Morton and Thurman, I decided to give it a watch through. I had heard good things about it, mostly about Morton's performance as well as Penn, so I can honestly say I had high expectations. Those expectations, sadly, were not met.
First of all I want to say that Penn's performance was so overrated I was left appalled that he was even considered among Spacey, Crowe and Washington that year. Morton on the other hand did add some weight to the picture and proved that she is a commanding actress even when she says not a single word.
Penn plays fictional jazz guitarist Emmett Ray, a very conceded and irresponcible man who spent his time womanizing and obsessing over better known musician Djamgo Reinhardt. The film follows this mans life as he takes up with Hattie (Morton) a mute woman who's naïve enough to love this man and then leaves her to marry aspiring news reporter Blanche (Thurman) who is using Emmett for a story. The much underused Anthony LaPaglia and Brad Garrett make almost too-short cameos as gangsters who get involved with Emmett and Blanche.
All in all this was a very slow moving film that eventually went nowhere. Woody Allen is known as a classic director, and that maybe the case, but this is nowhere near classic. It's mockumentary style of directing is annoying since it's not funny nor interesting, and Sean Penn is just plain ridiculous (as is his character) in this over hyped film.