Sweet and Lowdown

Release Year: 1999
Review: A mock documentary about the life of a gifted, yet flawed, jazz musician Emmet Ray. Woody Allen constructs this film in a way to make you believe that the story your seeing unfold is about a real person, where most of what he learn about Emmet is through Jazz lore that is often distorted and contradictory. This is a brilliant way to show that its not all about what happens, but how its remembered. Sean Penn gives a great performance as Emmet and Allen delivers one of his best films of the 90's in this heartfelt, and often very funny, film.
Rating: 4/5