Rotten
If Sidewalks is still a pretty hard film to laugh at, that's not because it stirs horrific memories. The laughs don't come easily because the humor often feels forced.
Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
Sidewalks of New York
In a city of 8 million people, what are the odds the perfect two will meet?
2001 · 1h 47m · R
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Edward Burns
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Sidewalks of New York
Overview
The film follows the marital and dating lives of three men and three women who unknowingly form a tangled web of relationships. Interspersing "man on the street" interviews with scenes from the six characters' lives, the film weaves a humorous and biting commentary on the game of love -- easy to start, hard to finish.
Director and cast
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Top critics, in their words
56%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The film uncovers no hidden truths about relationships except one: Romantic comedies don't have to be profound when they are as appealing as this one.
Connie Ogle, Miami Herald
Fresh
As a romantic comedy on your film menu, Sidewalks of New York holds the romance and serves comedy on the side.
Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle
Fresh
Make no mistake, [Burn's] damn good at his singular craft, adept at building and oiling this particular machine. And it runs as smoothly as ever -- the plentiful laughs arrive right on cue, as do the occasional moments of near-poignancy.
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
Rotten
It is nice that Sidewalks reflects a younger, multiethnic New York, one in which not everybody is wealthy and middle-aged or older as Allen's New York increasingly was. But diversity is no substitute for quality.
Steven Rosen, Denver Post
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