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29 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75Baltimore SunChris KaltenbachBaltimore SunChris KaltenbachThere's a lot of talk about sex in Sidewalks of New York, but precious little of it. And that's part of the point.
- 75Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaPhiladelphia InquirerSteven ReaBurns' movie shows a Woody.esque affection for a certain slice of New York and its denizens (with the angst and neuroses quieted down a notch or two).
- 60The New York TimesDana StevensThe New York TimesDana StevensThe time is right for a breezy, captivating New York romantic comedy. Sidewalks of New York is not an especially good movie, but it will do.
- 58Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanIt's a veritable Greek chorus of wry therapeutic chatter, the touchy-feely pensées skittering over the stock dualities of adultery and fidelity, lust and devotion, narcissism and intimacy, blah, blah, blah.
- 50Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternWall Street JournalJoe MorgensternDespite a synthetic optimism in the script, the movie's pervasive bleakness is relieved only by some bright performances.
- 50San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleBurns has a hard time finding a central idea, some overall point that isn't borrowed or trite. Or both.
- 50Portland OregonianKim MorganPortland OregonianKim MorganThough the acting in "Sidewalks" is uniformly fine, particularly among the female cast, it's hard to glimpse any meaningful vision, sly insights or cinematic flair.
- 38Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanCharlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanThough the writing doesn't work, you have to give Burns credit for shrewd direction. He gets the best performances I've seen from Graham and Murphy.
- 30Village VoiceJessica WinterVillage VoiceJessica WinterAchieves inadvertent pathos via its own obscene irrelevance.
- 30VarietyScott FoundasVarietyScott FoundasNot just instantly forgettable, but beginning to fade from memory even as its images still play across the screen.