Sweet and Lowdown (1999)

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90	Washington Post Rita Kempley A quirky, tender, splendidly acted fable.
88	Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert Sean Penn('s) performances are master classes in the art of character development.
83	Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum Allen draws a snappy, loose-limbed performance from Penn.
80	Washington Post Desson Thomson Penn's performance is the movie's ultimate grace note. As funny and ingenious as Allen's films can get, they are rarely known for depth of character.
80	The New York Times This is one very tuneful labor of love.
75	San Francisco Chronicle Edward Guthmann The best reason in years to reconsider (Woody Allen).
75	New York Daily News Jack Mathews Penn hasn't attempted much comedy since "Fast Times at Ridgemont High," but he's masterful here.
70	Los Angeles Times Kenneth Turan It's a loving and comic tribute to a musical era Allen knows well.
63	Boston Globe Jay Carr Agreeable eye candy and ear candy, but it's too slight to reach as deep as it thinks it wants to reach.
50	USA Today Mike Clark It's all very slight and only sporadically amusing, and it makes Allen's "Celebrity" from last year look even more underrated than it already is.