Fresh
The performances, however, are very enjoyable, with first honors going to Chazz Palminteri and Dianne Wiest.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Overview
After young playwright, David Shayne obtains funding for his play from gangster Nick Valenti, Nick's girlfriend Olive miraculously lands the role of a psychiatrist—but not only is she a bimbo who could never pass for a psychiatrist—she's a dreadful actress. David puts up with the leading man who is a compulsive eater, the grand dame who wants her part jazzed up, and Olive's interfering hitman/bodyguard—but, eventually he must decide whether art or life is more important.
Director and cast
- Woody Allen Director
- John Cusack as David Shayne
- Chazz Palminteri as Cheech
- Dianne Wiest as Helen Sinclair
- Jennifer Tilly as Olive Neal
- Mary-Louise Parker as Ellen
- Tracey Ullman as Eden Brent
- Jim Broadbent as Warner Purcell
- Joe Viterelli as Nick Valenti
- Harvey Fierstein as Sid Loomis
- Rob Reiner as Sheldon Flender
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
95%
Tomatometer
Fresh
A backstage comedy bolstered by healthy shots of prohibition gangster melodrama and romantic entanglements.
Todd McCarthy, Variety
Fresh
Mr. Allen has drawn on autobiographical specifics in other films, but this may be the one in which he speaks most seriously from the heart.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
Fresh
If not bowled over, we're at least won over.
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
Fresh
One of Allen's best and most revealing comedies, as much a moral meditation as it is dazzling fun.
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
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