Crossing Delancey

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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...

Crossing Delancey is a charming film that’s full of energy and style.

Crossing Delancey is a beautifully made Jewish romantic comedy.

Amy Irving is just delightful in this film. It's one of my favorite films.