This may be less a John Cusack film than a Woody Allen film, but it's far enough against type for Cusack that I think it's interesting to include it in this short compendium. I could just as easily file this review under my "Modern Classics" heading. This film almost made my list of the top 5 Woody Allen films. So close!
Of all of Woody Allen’s films, Bullets Over Broadway might be the most underrated. And though John
Cusack is just one in a long line of actors to basically perform the Woody role
on screen, his is probably the best. Not only does he get the mannerisms, the
rhythms of speech, and the mania one hundred percent right, but somehow he
makes the role his own. It’s less straight imitation than internal adaptation.
