New York, New York 1977

Vincent Canby, New York Times: Why should a man of Mr. Scorsese's talent be giving us what amounts to no more than a film buff's essay on a pop-film form that was never, at any point in film history, of the first freshness? Read more

Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader: Martin Scorsese created a very handsome and dynamic film, but the spectacular set pieces don't add up to much. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Martin Scorsese's New York, New York never pulls itself together into a coherent whole, but if we forgive the movie its confusions we're left with a good time. Read more

Christopher Porterfield, TIME Magazine: 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 more

Geoff Andrew, Time Out: Scorsese's tribute/parody/critique of the MGM musical is a razor-sharp dissection of the conventions of both meeting-cute romances and rags-to-riches biopics. Read more

Variety Staff, Variety: In a final burst from Old Hollywood, Minnelli tears into the title song and it's a wowser. Read more