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Everyone Says I Love You (1996)

December. 06,1996
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6.7
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| Comedy Romance
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A New York girl sets her father up with a beautiful woman in a shaky marriage while her half sister gets engaged.

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Cubussoli
1996/12/06

Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

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Cathardincu
1996/12/07

Surprisingly incoherent and boring

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Grimerlana
1996/12/08

Plenty to Like, Plenty to Dislike

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Robert Joyner
1996/12/09

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

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TheLittleSongbird
1996/12/10

Woody Allen directing a musical and having stars who you wouldn't associate as singers initially could cause alarm bells, but I found Everyone Says I Love You much better than expected if not among Allen's best(a long way from his worst though). The film looks great with skilled photography and a great use of three of the world's most beautiful cities, New York in springtime looks enchanting here and Venice and Paris look breath-taking too. The songs are very pleasant and work really well within the film, Looking at You stood out as my personal favourite, not surprising seeing as it is Cole Porter. The production numbers and choreography are neither overblown or amateurish, not quite classic musical standard and a little silly at times but really enjoyable stuff. Highlights were the dancing ghosts in the funeral scene, the dancing number on the banks of the Seine and the Marx Brothers-like ending, it is not everyday when you see Goldie Hawn levitating either. The dialogue is toned down from what you usually expect from Woody Allen, not as blunt or as savage(as seen in Deconstructing Harry, which I consider Allen's last masterpiece), but it is still as sparkling and witty. The story is very warm and charming while showing a good amount of interesting insight on relationships, remarkably also it could be seen as one of Allen's most accessible. There are a few neurotic characters, particularly Allen's and Edward Norton's, but the characters mostly are quite likable compared to other Allen films(not that that is a bad thing). The singing is not amazing(wasn't particularly impressed by Julia Roberts or the dubbed singer for Drew Barrymore) but very little of it is bad either, Alan Alda has the best singing of the cast which added to Looking at You being a highlight. The performances are great, though Natalie Portman and Billy Crudup are under-used. Allen directs most assuredly and his performance comes off well. Goldie Hawn is good too and while he is a rather awkward dancer Ed Norton sports a not bad singing voice, but the best performances come from Alan Alda, Natasha Lyonne and a hilarious Tim Roth(who could have had more to do). Overall, a different film from Allen and while not one of his best, considering how films having directors who try to do something different generally have very mixed results, Everyone Says I Love You came off surprisingly excellently. 9/10 Bethany Cox

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kaaber-2
1996/12/11

but I'm here to complain. I find the film embarrassing. Its slipshod dramaturgy (not foreign to Allen) makes "Meet Me in St. Louis" look like Shakespeare. The voice-over babbles on and on so as to make you think that Woody Allen ought to have written a novel instead.The film as such seems like a sorry excuse for the musical numbers which are few and far between. And then, as often with Allen, I feel like having to listen to a guy who goes on and on about his affairs with beautiful women and what a great lover he is. This time he's taking Julia Roberts and Goldie Hawn hostages. I wish I could believe that it's all tongue-in-cheek, but I can't. I give it two stars for the music only.

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ackstasis
1996/12/12

Why do characters in musicals suddenly and inexplicably break into song? Musical numbers are an emotional outlet for a film's characters, a means to express joys, sorrows, and yearnings that would otherwise be unarticulated. This is an outlet that, regrettably, is rarely available to ordinary people in the ordinary world. What Woody Allen does here is to bring the cinematic principles of the musical within the grasp of everyday characters – that is, people like you and me. Allen chose his actors precisely for their lack of singing and dancing ability, and on one occasion reportedly asked Goldie Hawn to "sing worse." If the musical numbers are clumsy and awkward, then I suppose that's part of their charm; Allen shoots most of his scenes in one or two takes, deliberately minimising the extent to which he is able to manipulate the quality of the performances. Nowadays, the one-take musical number is an oddity, and here it draws attention to the performers' weaknesses, but recall that this is how Astaire and Rogers were always filmed, lovingly and always with full attention on the dancers themselves.'Everyone Says I Love You (1996)' is a lighthearted romantic romp, a weaving of love stories connected by a single New York household. Edward Norton and Drew Barrymore are a lovestruck couple whose engagement is thrown into turmoil by the arrival of a sleazy ex-con (Tim Roth). Natasha Lyonne is a precocious teenager, attracted to a succession of random men, who tries to help her father (Allen) score a girlfriend by relaying a woman's (Julia Roberts) confidential psychiatric confessions. Not surprisingly, Allen's subplot is the strongest, bittersweet and heartfelt, and his final, melancholy dance with ex-wife Steffi (Goldie Hawn) carries all the sorrow and lamenting of Fred and Ginger's "Never Gonna Dance" number in 'Swing Time (1936)' {and does so even with Hawn's slightly bizarre gravity-defying antics}. On a lighter note, I also loved the Dandridge son (played by Lukas Haas), whose fiercely-Republican political convictions are explained away by a medical condition that was limiting the supply of oxygen to his brain.

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namashi_1
1996/12/13

Woody Allen gets groovy and musical in his 1996 flick - 'Everyone Says I Love You'. Allen in a new style, does justice to the screenplay. He exceeds in convincing and not "Boring' you while his music begins to play the part. The Film Legend makes a film worth watching, yet again!'Everyone Says I Love You' is multi-starrer, it has many stories to say and do justice to them. But the most entertaining and best chapter of the film is the one with Allen and Julia Roberts. It's charming, old and wonderfully executed. Even the culmination, is fantastic. It's so mature and happening! Allen as a writer and director is in top form.The acting needs a special mention: Allen, again, is the life of the show. He pitches in a superb act. Alan Alda is terrific. Goldie Hawn is at her best, it's a pleasure to watch Hollywood's favorite delivering such a memorable performance. Drew Barrymore is very good; in fact this is amongst her better works. Edward Norton is killer and dances gracefully. Julia Roberts is efficient, as always. Natalie Portman is fantastic. Tim Roth is good.'Everyone Says I Love You' is a must watch. Some musicals bores, but this one surely stands out, thanks to Allen! Two Thumbs Up!

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