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Night Falls on Manhattan (1997) Rank 4 Reviews
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Movie Martyr (Jeremy Heilman)
One of the most unfairly overlooked Hollywood films of recent years, Sidney Lumet’s Night Falls on Manhattan marked a return to form for one of American cinema’s great moralists. Its relatively streamlined plot, which follows a young inductee (Andy ...read the complete Night Falls on Manhattan movie review at Movie Martyr (Jeremy Heilman)
Cinema in Focus (Denny Wayman and Hal Conklin)
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
No American director takes a scalpel to the corruption in modern urban life with as much skill and forcefulness as Sidney Lumet.InPrince of the City,Serpico,12 Angry MenandThe Verdict,he's exposed the ways our values and integrity are ...read the complete Night Falls on Manhattan movie review at Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
Los Angeles Times (Kevin Thomas)
A string of unlikely events and coincidences set off Night Falls, and Lumet makes them believable the old-fashioned way: through interaction with a screen full of strongly drawn, fully dimensioned, psychologically valid characters. ...read the complete Night Falls on Manhattan movie review at Los Angeles Times (Kevin Thomas)
Movie Hell (Michael J. Legeros)
NIGHT FALLS ON MANHATTAN adapts Robert Daley's pulp novel "Tainted Evidence," about a New York City Assistant District Attorney (Andy Garcia), whose first big case is prosecuting the cop-killing drug dealer who wounded his police officer father (Ian ...read the complete Night Falls on Manhattan movie review at Movie Hell (Michael J. Legeros)
ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
One of the most refreshing things about this movie is the manner in which it combines genres in unexpected ways. ...read the complete Night Falls on Manhattan movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Into the calm before the box-office storm of The Lost World rises Night Falls on Manhattan, Sidney Lumet's triumphant return to worthwhile movie-making. The director of such memorable films as Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon, and Network has been in a slump si ...read the complete Night Falls on Manhattan movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
This movie is knowledgeable about the city and the people who make accommodations with it. ...read the complete Night Falls on Manhattan movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
Cinematter (Matt Williams)
Night Falls on Manhattan is a thoughtful ethics drama that paints a gritty, realistic picture of corruption, law and politics. Andy Garcia stars as Sean Casey, an idealistic new assistant district attorney in New York. He gets his big break when his ...read the complete Night Falls on Manhattan movie review at Cinematter (Matt Williams)
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