Crossing Delancey

critic Reviews

, 82% Certified Fresh Tomatometer Score
  • A small-scale delight fueled by Amy Irving's irresistible charm, Crossing Delancey celebrates love with contagious optimism.
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    Derek SmithSlant Magazine
    Rom-coms could stand to take notes from its earnest, intense sense of compassion and depth of feeling for its main character’s conflicted affections.
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    Sheila BensonLos Angeles Times
    From its first romantic encounter, as two pairs of eyes lock across a crowded room, to its last tremulous one, Crossing Delancey is unqualified pleasure, bound on every side by love.
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    Janet MaslinNew York Times
    Miss Irving, who's in virtually every scene, gives Izzy a refreshing worldliness, a hint of disappointment and a hard-won wisdom that banish any trace of ingenuousness from the role.
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    Carrie RickeyPhiladelphia Inquirer
    Vulpine Riegert, a terrific under-player in such films as Local Hero and Animal House, is a phenomenon. It's in Riegert's careful modulations of tone, his knack for making understatements emphatic, that he gives dignity and intelligence to Sam.
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    Joe PollackSt. Louis Post-Dispatch
    I don't know when I've seen a movie with more warmth, more love. And while it's sometimes hokey, and usually predictable, it's a film that is filled with charm from beginning to end.
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    Jay BoyarOrlando Sentinel
    It's a clumsy trifle with an amiable aura. This aura seems mainly to emanate from Amy Irving who, as Izzy, has a captivating stillness.
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    Katie HoganFILMHOUNDS Magazine
    Crossing Delancey is an inoffensive romantic drama with little drama and dashes of comedy, mainly from Grandma Ida. These quiet, romantic, low-stakes films are a rare treat these days...
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    Rudie ObiasBattleship Pretension
    Crossing Delancey is a charming film that’s full of energy and style.
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    Danielle SolzmanSolzy at the Movies
    Crossing Delancey is a beautifully made Jewish romantic comedy.
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    Michael CookKARK-TV
    Amy Irving is just delightful in this film. It's one of my favorite films.
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