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Miami Rhapsody is a 1995 American romantic comedy film starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Gil Bellows, Antonio Banderas, Mia Farrow, Paul Mazursky, Kevin Pollak, Barbara Garrick, and Carla Gugino. It was written, co-produced and directed by David Frankel in his feature directorial debut, with music composed by Mark Isham.
Gwyn Marcus (Sarah Jessica Parker) is in her late twenties and has always wanted a marriage like her parents. She has just accepted the proposal of her boyfriend Matt (Gil Bellows), but she has some misgivings about their future together. Her fear of commitment grows as she learns of the various affairs that her family is having. At first, her sister Leslie (Carla Gugino) gets married. Then, six months later, she starts an affair with her old high-school boyfriend, due to her husband's cheapness, despite making a big salary, and constant busy schedule with his football career. Her brother Jordan (Kevin Pollak), already married, starts an affair with his business partner's wife, due to the missing passion between him and his wife, after giving birth to their first child, her mother (Mia Farrow) is growing concerned about Gwyn's being the last single person in the family, despite being the one also in an affair with her mother's and Gwyn's grandmother's nurse, Antonio (Antonio Banderas), due to the constant arguments between her and her father, including the fact that he also had an affair with an insane travel agent. But the more she thinks about marriage, the more she must search for the balance between career, marriage, and family.
Cast
Carla Gugino, Jeremy Piven, David Frankel, and Sarah Jessica Parker at a screening of the film at the 30th Anniversary Celebration of the Miami International Film Festival in 2013
Sarah Jessica Parker as Gwyn Marcus
Gil Bellows as Matt
Antonio Banderas as Antonio
Mia Farrow as Nina Marcus
Paul Mazursky as Vic Marcus
Kevin Pollak as Jordan Marcus
Barbara Garrick as Terri
Carla Gugino as Leslie Marcus
Bo Eason as Jeff
Naomi Campbell as Kaia
Jeremy Piven as Mitchell
Kelly Bishop as Zelda
Ben Stein as Rabbi
Donal Logue as Derek
Reception
Critical reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 45% based on reviews from 20 critics, with an average rating of 6.2/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Miami Rhapsody has a handful of laughs, but wears its influences so heavily that it can't help but suffer by comparison."[2]
Roger Ebert gave it 3 out of 4 and wrote: "Miami Rhapsody has been dismissed in some quarters as an imitation Woody Allen movie, but since the imitation and the movie are both so entertaining, I don't see what the problem is."[3][4]
Box office
The film grossed $5 million in the United States and Canada and $10 million worldwide.[1]
Miami Rhapsody is a 1995 American romantic comedy film starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Gil Bellows, Antonio Banderas, Mia Farrow, Paul Mazursky, Kevin Pollak, Barbara Garrick, and Carla Gugino. It was written, co-produced and directed by David Frankel in his feature directorial debut, with music composed by Mark Isham.
Gwyn Marcus (Sarah Jessica Parker) is in her late twenties and has always wanted a marriage like her parents. She has just accepted the proposal of her boyfriend Matt (Gil Bellows), but she has some misgivings about their future together. Her fear of commitment grows as she learns of the various affairs that her family is having. At first, her sister Leslie (Carla Gugino) gets married. Then, six months later, she starts an affair with her old high-school boyfriend, due to her husband's cheapness, despite making a big salary, and constant busy schedule with his football career. Her brother Jordan (Kevin Pollak), already married, starts an affair with his business partner's wife, due to the missing passion between him and his wife, after giving birth to their first child, her mother (Mia Farrow) is growing concerned about Gwyn's being the last single person in the family, despite being the one also in an affair with her mother's and Gwyn's grandmother's nurse, Antonio (Antonio Banderas), due to the constant arguments between her and her father, including the fact that he also had an affair with an insane travel agent. But the more she thinks about marriage, the more she must search for the balance between career, marriage, and family.
Cast
Carla Gugino, Jeremy Piven, David Frankel, and Sarah Jessica Parker at a screening of the film at the 30th Anniversary Celebration of the Miami International Film Festival in 2013
Sarah Jessica Parker as Gwyn Marcus
Gil Bellows as Matt
Antonio Banderas as Antonio
Mia Farrow as Nina Marcus
Paul Mazursky as Vic Marcus
Kevin Pollak as Jordan Marcus
Barbara Garrick as Terri
Carla Gugino as Leslie Marcus
Bo Eason as Jeff
Naomi Campbell as Kaia
Jeremy Piven as Mitchell
Kelly Bishop as Zelda
Ben Stein as Rabbi
Donal Logue as Derek
Reception
Critical reception
On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 45% based on reviews from 20 critics, with an average rating of 6.2/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Miami Rhapsody has a handful of laughs, but wears its influences so heavily that it can't help but suffer by comparison."[2]
Roger Ebert gave it 3 out of 4 and wrote: "Miami Rhapsody has been dismissed in some quarters as an imitation Woody Allen movie, but since the imitation and the movie are both so entertaining, I don't see what the problem is."[3][4]
Box office
The film grossed $5 million in the United States and Canada and $10 million worldwide.[1]
