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17 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100The GuardianAndrew PulverThe GuardianAndrew PulverThis story is not about consummation, but about reconciliation; it's a recognition that we want wrongs to be righted, that good will prevail, and that the faithless will be punished or reformed.
- 90The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinBroadway Danny Rose proceeds so sweetly and so illogically that it seems to have been spun, not constructed. Mr. Allen works with such speed and confidence these days that a brief, swift film like this one can have all the texture and substance of his more complicated work.
- 88Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertBroadway Danny Rose uses all of the basic ingredients of Damon Runyon's Broadway: the pathetic acts looking for a job, the guys who get a break and forget their old friends, the agents with hearts of gold, the beautiful showgirls who fall for Woody Allen types, the dumb gangsters, big shots at the ringside tables (Howard Cosell plays himself). It all works.
- 80EmpireIan NathanEmpireIan NathanIt’s a fairy-tale, a glittering New York fable told in a silvery black and white, laden with nostalgia for times and oddities long gone from the hallowed halls of Broadway. Another Allen gem.
- 80Time OutTime OutThe jokes are firmly embedded in plot and characterisation, and the film, shot by Gordon Willis in harsh black-and-white, looks terrific; but what makes it work so well is the unsentimental warmth pervading every frame.
- 80Washington PostRita KempleyWashington PostRita KempleyBroadway Danny Rose mixes the old, bitter Allen with the new, mellowed Allen, still a great comedy writer and comedian but now a better story-teller and better actor. He seems to plan films in orderly progressions, so they'll fit right into retrospectives without any shuffling. [27 Jan 1984, p.19]
- 75TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineA charming comedy shot in black and white that mixes several varieties of the New Yorkers that Allen loves so well.
- 70Chicago ReaderDave KehrChicago ReaderDave KehrIt seems meant to recapture Allen's lost audience: the verbal wit is fast and frequently hilarious, and the grating self-pity that has come to mar his films has been tempered.
- 50Washington PostGary ArnoldWashington PostGary ArnoldThe aim is oddball romantic comedy, with himself and Mia Farrow embodying a funny-grotesque mismatch; unfortunately, the obligatory demonstration of attraction and compatibility between these characters escapes Allen; the affair degenerates into a mawkish botch. [27 Jan 1984, p.D1]