Sweet and Lowdown

<BODY bgcolor="#CCCC99"> <font size="2"><p>Movie Review <font size="4"><br>Sweet and Lowdown</font> <br>by David Ng</font> <P><i><font size="6" color="#666666"><b>W</b></font>oody Allen must have conceived his new movie <i>Sweet and Lowdown</i> with a single idea in mind, romantic regret, and worked backwards, fashioning a story that undetectably builds up to the emotional collapse of its hero, the fictional jazz guitarist Emmet Ray. Emmet's journey is charming and oftentimes clever. It also represents some of Allen's strongest filmmaking since his previous jazz-era piece, <i>Bullets Over Broadway</i>. Best of all, <i>Sweet and Lowdown </i>never announces its intentions; its moral sneaks up and surprises us with its understated simplicity. <p><a href="default-nf.htm">Go to the review</a></font> </body>