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Downtown: A Street Tale

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Downtown: A Street Tale (2007)

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Reviews Counted:10

Fresh:3

Rotten:7

Average Rating:5.3/10

Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Chad Allen and Genevieve Bujold star in this drama about homeless teenagers who've bonded together through their trials on the streets. Domenica Cameron Scorsese, daughter of director Martin... Chad Allen and Genevieve Bujold star in this drama about homeless teenagers who've bonded together through their trials on the streets. Domenica Cameron Scorsese, daughter of director Martin Scorsese, also stars. [More]

Starring: Chad Allen, Genevieve Bujold, Burt Young, Joey Dedio

Starring: Chad Allen, Genevieve Bujold, Burt Young, Joey Dedio, John Savage, Lillo Brancato, Michael Wright

Director: Rafal Zielinski

Director: Rafal Zielinski
Studio: Slowhand Cinema

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Amounts to little more than a downbeat soap opera.

Full Review Source: Miami Herald | comment Comment
05/22/07
Peter Debruge
Peter Debruge
Miami Herald

As maudlin and overly familiar as it is earnest.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
05/11/07
Kevin Thomas
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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[Director] Zielinski's attempts at serving up grunge and grittiness largely fall flat. Scenes of sex and drug use are typically accompanied by a swooning and intrusive soundtrack.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Daily News | comment Comment
05/11/07
Evan Henerson
Evan Henerson
Los Angeles Daily News

Clichéd though it may be, this movie was clearly made with love.

Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | comment Comment
05/10/07
Chuck Wilson
Chuck Wilson
L.A. Weekly

We’re asked to invest in too many characters; on the other hand, aside from Bujold, there’s no one you want or need to know more about.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
04/27/07
John P. McCarthy
John P. McCarthy
Boxoffice Magazine

Many actors have written far worse debut scripts, and except for one shot...it all comes off grungy and sad and cold-as-concrete unromanticized.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
04/23/07
Frank Lovece
Frank Lovece
Film Journal International

As Downtown plods toward its Christmas Eve–set climax, the film’s tendency to OD on melodrama detracts from its grittier moments.

Full Review Source: Time Out New York | comment Comment
04/21/07
Erin Clements
Erin Clements
Time Out New York

Veteran actress Bujold's powerful, unaffected performance is the anchor that keeps the film's episodic subplots from spinning off into chaos.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
04/20/07
Maitland McDonagh
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Earnest intentions can't begin to save this clumsy cautionary tale about teens and twentysomethings trying to survive on the mean streets of Manhattan.

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment 1 Comment
04/20/07
Elizabeth Weitzman
Elizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily News

A hackneyed melodrama partly redeemed by a cast convinced that it’s performing Tennessee Williams.

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04/20/07
Jeannette Catsoulis
Jeannette Catsoulis
New York Times
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