David Thomson

"...Add to that the film's uncommon interest in a female character, and the exceptional use of music as a dramatic element. In short, I love New York, New York....

"....Minnelli sings beautifully in a great range of styles and gives a lovely, stupefied performance. Indeed, the barrage of mannerisms in Robert De Niro seems to have left her plain and simple for once...."

David Thomson
"Have You Seen?...." A Personal Introduction to 1,000 Films (2008), p. 595

(post originally published 8/26/2013)