Sidewalks of New York

A documentary film crew follows the lives of six New Yorkers as their lives unexpectedly intersect -- or at least that's what writer, director, and actor Edward Burns would like you to believe in this comedy-drama that looks at the rocky road of relationships in the Big Apple. After sharing the ...more

Edward Burns has long been a devotee -- some would say shameless imitator -- of the films of Woody Allen, and Sidewalks of New York may be his most fervid homage to Allen yet, as well as his most unabashed valentine to New York City. But where he crucially misinterprets Allen is in the tone, which is far nastier than the writer-producer-director-star probably means it to be. The result is a film that can be downright unpleasant to watch, laced with aggressive f-words and angry characters. Of ...more