On date 5 November 1998, IMDb user "OffYear" from Chicago wrote:
>Billy Crystal: The poor, stupid man's Woody Allen.
>Crushingly bad. Crystal, having already ripped off 'Annie Hall' with the vastly overrated 'When Harry Met Sally' now rips off the lesser 'Broadway Danny Rose'.
And, on date 13 March 2002, IMDb user "Movie-Robot" from New York agreed:
>The guy here who called Crystal "The poor, stupid man's Woody Allen" has a point.
On the other hand, on date 2 March 2002, "The Movie Buff" from Nyc had written:
>This movie holds the record of earliest advanced screening before being released of all-time, 18 years. The film was shown at an advanced screening back in 77 when it was under the working title ANNIE HALL!!!
Does it mean that Woody Allen, when directing "Broadway Danny Rose", ripped off "Annie Hall"!?
Ok, I apologize to these users, whose comments I found anyway very interesting, and suggested me a point of view I had not taken. That's the point! I was not able to see any unforgivable pillage from Allen's movies.
I think Billy Crystal did not want to Explain The Mystery Of Love neither to portrait New Characters Of Modern Times. This is mostly Allen's trade.
Forget Paris is essentially a light comedy, and Billy Crystal is a brilliant guy. Debra Winger is amiable and graceful and many funny dialogues are as original as unforgettable (as the one when he asks her to marry him).
There is actually a scene which irritated me, the one where they lie by the fireplace, I found it kitch, it does not fit well with the rest. But the movie is a must-see for all lovers of the genre.
What about the soundtrack? Well, it just picks up some of the most beautiful songs by Cole Porter, the Gershwins and some other great american composer. If it is lawful, well, it is a beautiful soundtrack!
