New York, New York
United Artists | Release Date: June 21, 1977 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
64
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Generally favorable reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
Superbly scored, beautifully designed by Boris Leven to highlight the genre's artificiality, and performed to perfection. Read full review
88
Slant MagazineChuck Bowen
New York, New York, like most Martin Scorsese films, is about the trials and glories of making art. Read full review
80
EmpireDamon Wise
More than a fascinating misfire, it’s a rare and telling glimpse into a legendary filmmaker’s fiercely guarded soul. Read full review
80
Chicago ReaderDave Kehr
Not first-rank Scorsese, but still impressive. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Abandon your expectations of an orderly plot, and you'll end up humming the title song. The movie's a vast, rambling, nostalgic expedition back into the big band era, and a celebration of the considerable talents of Liza Minnelli and Robert De Niro. Read full review
75
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
A visually fascinating rumination on the genre. Read full review
70
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
In a final burst from Old Hollywood, Minnelli tears into the title song and it’s a wowser. Read full review
50
The New York TimesVincent Canby
It's not that the movie runs out of steam long before it has gone on for two hours and 33 minutes, but that we have figured it out and become increasingly dumbfounded. Read full review
40
The New YorkerPauline Kael
An honest failure. This United Artists big-budget musical film, directed by Martin Scorsese, suffers from too many conflicting intentions.
40
Washington PostGary Arnold
An overwhelmingly friendly climate of opinion awaited "New York, New York." Scorsese has squandered it by backing off from the very challenge of rationalizing and sustaining a musical romantic drama. Read full review
40
TimeChristopher Porterfield
If this movie were a big-band arrangement, it would be a duet for a sax man and a girl singer, but with the soloists in a different key from the band. Read full review
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