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Wikipedia article




'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.

Plot



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



, 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."

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."

Box office

The film grossed $5 million in the United States and Canada and $10 million worldwide.

References




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