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Romance & Cigarettes is the real thing, a film that breaks out of Hollywood jail with audacious originality, startling sexuality, heartfelt emotions, and an anarchic liberty. The actors toss their heads and run their mouths like prisoners let loose to race free.Full Review

Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times

There is more raw vitality pumping through Romance & Cigarettes, John Turturro's passionate ode to the sensual pulse of life in a working-class neighborhood of Queens, than in a dozen perky high school musicals. This is a movie in which a dirty mind is a good thing. Call it "The Singing Id." Prudes, be forewarned.Full Review

Stephen Holden
The New York Times

Attempts something startlingly original by melding light opera with soap opera.Full Review

Ruthe Stein
San Francisco Chronicle

A hilarious, touching, and (except for a dip into melodrama near the end) skillful blend of subtle emotional depths and a dazzlingly playful surface.Full Review

Louise Kennedy
Boston Globe

It's almost unfair to make the comparison because there are so many fundamental differences, but the closest recent movie to Romance and Cigarettes is "Moulin Rouge." The key likeness is easy to spot: the characters spontaneously break into familiar pop songs.Full Review

James Berardinelli
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