Miami Rhapsody

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.

Miami Rhapsody
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDavid Frankel
Written byDavid Frankel
Produced byDavid Frankel
Jon Avnet
Jordan Kerner
Starring
CinematographyJack Wallner
Edited bySteven Weisberg
Music byMark Isham
Production
companies
Hollywood Pictures
Cantaloupe Production
Distributed byBuena Vista Pictures Distribution
Release date
  • January 27, 1995 (1995-01-27)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$6 million
Box office$10 million[1]

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
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

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 stars 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]

References
  1. "Planet Hollywood". Screen International. August 30, 1996. pp. 14–15.
  2. "Miami Rhapsody (1995)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
  3. Ebert, Roger (February 3, 1995). "Miami Rhapsody movie review & film summary (1995)". Chicago Sun-Times.
  4. Owen Gleiberman (1995-01-27). "Miami Rhapsody". Entertainment Weekly.
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