Downtown Express
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Sasha is a young Russian violinist on a scholarship to Juilliard, living with his affectionate but overbearing father, a cellist determined to manage his son's career. While Sasha prepares for a critical recital that will launch him on a path to a glittering future, he is increasingly drawn to the rhythms he hears on the streets of New York. When he meets Ramona, a bohemian singer/songwriter, he joins her band, and falls in love with her and her music. He begins to lead a dou... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Downtown Express:

Philippe Quint
Nellie McKay
Michael Cumpsty
Carolyn McCormick
Ashley Springer
Declan Bennett

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Sasha is a young Russian violinist on a scholarship to Juilliard, living with his affectionate but overbearing father, a cellist determined to manage his son's career. While Sasha prepares for a critical recital that will launch him on a path to a glittering future, he is increasingly drawn to the rhythms he hears on the streets of New York. When he meets Ramona, a bohemian singer/songwriter, he joins her band, and falls in love with her and her music. He begins to lead a double life, careening frantically between two worlds.

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eFilmCritic.com - 8/10 by Dan Lybarger'Downtown Express' is a charming, if somewhat familiar, movie that becomes extraordinary because it has astonishingly good music.
Shockya.com - 8/10 by Brent SimonMarked by wide-eyed charm, though not particularly adroit -- a marginal pan, owing to its somewhat lazy and functional narrative. Still, its music, from Philippe Quint and Nellie McKay, absolutely sings.
Slant Magazine - 8/10 by Joseph Jon LanthierThe movie's final act tries, somewhat admirably, to consolidate the plot's myriad interpersonal conflicts.
Mark Leeper's Reviews - 6/10 by Mark R. LeeperThe film stars two virtuoso musical performers, one in rock and one in classical music. The plot is minor, but the music is a major--perhaps the major--attraction.
Film Journal International - 6/10 by Eric Monder"Tchaikovsky must be grabbed by the throat or it becomes sentimental," declares the paterfamilias in Downtown Express, but the character could be critiquing the very movie in which finds himself.
The New York Times - 6/10 by Jeannette CatsoulisLittle more than a showcase for Mr. Quint - whose acting is almost as toneless as his playing is sublime - this trite, sunny drama pins lengthy musical interludes onto the flimsiest of narratives and hopes for the best.
New York Daily News - 6/10 by Elizabeth WeitzmanGrubin is an experienced documentarian, and he plays to his strengths here. He certainly makes the most of the Manhattan setting, whether his characters are practicing at Juilliard or playing for cash in the Times Square subway station.
Los Angeles Times - 5/10 by Sheri LindenThe unconvincing but gently spirited "Jazz Singer" update features accomplished musicians in the lead roles; the treat is their playing, not their acting.
Village Voice - 5/10 by Nick SchagerWhether to let go and follow your own path is a stock dilemma, and an implausibly hopeful conclusion winds up undercutting the realism of this immigrant song.
The Hollywood Reporter - 5/10 by Frank ScheckWhile Downtown Express suffers from a derivative storyline, it offers enough musical authenticity to provide ample compensations.

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