At first I thought that this film was lame... Then they started to lip synch to some awful songs... Can it get any worse..? With dialogue written by an 8 year old and screenplay fit for the kindergarten this is one lousy film... If all of your friends decided to create their first movie... They would have done a better job of it... Only those surfing on Prozac might appreciate this debacle...
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Saw a trailer of this film on another DVD. Looked good and with such a great cast thought it must be worth a look. I did not realise it was a musical but it worked. Laugh out loud funny in places and tragic as well. I can sort of understand why it was not a box office smash but if you like any of the cast or the directors I am sure you will enjoy it. Give it a Go!
A savage musical. Romance and Cigarettes is a down-and-dirty musical love story set in the world of the working class. Nick (Gandolfini) is an ironworker who builds and repairs bridges. He's married to Kitty (Sarandon), a dressmaker, a strong and gentle woman with whom he has three daughters. He is carrying on a torrid affair with a redheaded woman named Tula (Winslet). Nick is basically a good, hardworking man driven forward by will and blinded by his urges. Like Oedipus at Colonus, he is sent into exile and searches to find his way back through the damage he has done. In an imaginative, humorous, and touching way, Romance and Cigarettes explores the cost and value of a relationship through life and death. When the characters can no longer express themselves with language, they break into song, lip-synching the tunes lodged in their subconscious. It is their way to escape the harsh reality of their world - to dream, to remember, and to connect to another human being.Read full review
I absolutly loved this film and I was very surprised when I saw it! I love James Gandolfini in the Sopranos and I was apprehensive to see his performance in this film. It was brilliant! The Film is a kind of new age musical with a fantastic cast and a fantastic soundtrack! I would say this film is like Marmite! You either love it or you hate it, as me and my twin sister watched it together and had very different views! But I would say all in all a fantastic film with a tear jerking end!
Great film. Music and acting are superb, especially Kate Winlets performance. Found the end rather emotional too.
I loved this film and most of all loved the soundrack. At times I found the dialogue a bit dirty, but then that's me - a bit of a prude. Others might enjoy it. All in all a good film, Worth buying and well worth watching it. Winslet is great.
Pure cinema as you would expect! Makes your eyes smile, your heart dance and your other senses wobble! A *****
If you are a big fan of the T.V. series "Sopranos", you shall enjoy witnessing various characters in different roles. Kate Winslet is particularly entertaining as she plays an excellent seductress. This is a quirky movie with famous (classic) songs illustrating the emotions of the characters in touching circumstances. A very witty entertaining movie!
very good
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