 | Linda D. |
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Beautifully filmed, scored and acted. New York City looking her best by someone who very obviously loves her - and starts the movie out professing his love for New York. This is a more sensitive Woody than some of his others - both funny and quite moving dealing with the moral decay of all things good - and the sentimental hope that love may still rise above it all. Was this review helpful? Yes
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 | Moses D. |
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
This was a movie which was filled with clever one liners. I would say that this movie is my favorite woody allen film. It is just so new york. Was this review helpful? Yes
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 | SANDHYA P. |
3 out of 4 people found this review helpful
The pluses of the movie
1. very witty and dry humor 2. characterisation is very vivid, shows the essentially empty , high sounding, dissatisfied Newyorkers very truthfully 3. black and white shooting of the film shows New York in a very beautiful way.
The minuses
1. the music comes in very, very loud bursts and splits your eardrums , so you lower the volume, then the dialogues come in and you can't hear anything. Continuous fiddling with the volume proved very bothersome.It does not happen with other DVD'S so whats up with this one?
2.In my opinion there are other movies out there that provide a better insight into relationships and have more meaning. At times this movie seemed too cliched without being very comic.
So see it if you LOVE Woody Allen but otherwise rent it if you have a lot of time on your hands Was this review helpful? Yes
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 | PAUL S. |
1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
When watching this, I'm reminded of the TLC song, "Waterfalls". The point: in releationships, stick with the person that loves you rather than seeking out the person that you think is your intellectual equivalent. It's a simple statement, that Allen paints into an elaborate tale of existentialist New York thinkers. Although Allen touches on all of the "What if?" questions that we ask in and about relationships, he weaves it around a simple tale of a man in search of true love. And on the topic of love, he says it best in the last sentence of the movie, "Sometimes you have to have faith in people." I would recommend this film if you like a character driven movie. If you need action, this won't appeal to you. Allen is still the quenticential writer. I am always impressd with his dialog. It goes a little overboard, but for the film it seems to work. Was this review helpful? Yes
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 | Susan H. |
2 out of 3 people found this review helpful
As a casual Woody Allen fan (as opposed to aficienado), I thought I owed it to myself to see one of his earlier works. I was much disappointed at the one-dimensional story line, in comparison to the much- more complex "Crimes and Misdemeanors", or even "Hannah and her Sisters". (Knowing of Woody's later sensationalized attraction to a younger girl does gives the viewer, in retrospect, a voyeer's insight.) The New York skylines and scenery were fantastic, regardless! Was this review helpful? Yes
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 | MARTIN T. |
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful
Miserable movie. Avoid it. Was this review helpful? Yes
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| Janice T. |
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful
Woody Allen at his best. Was this review helpful? Yes
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| Keith C. |
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful
If you like clever dialogue and Woody Allen angst, you will enjoy this movie. Similar to other of his works but still clever and appealing in a jedermann kind of way--the actors are all much younger which makes the film also an interesting visit to the past. NIcley crafted film and well worth watching. Was this review helpful? Yes
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 | Keith G. |
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful
One of the most stunningly beautiful to look at films of the last 50 years, made with great wit, and full of strong observations about loss, aging, and how we lie to ourselves. Still, its not quite at the level of ÂAnnie Hall for me in terms of timelessness or emotional impact. A film I really, really like, respect, see why others have it on their '10 best of all time' lists, etc. but feel guilty that I can not quite flat out love. Somehow all the adult characters' self-obsessed narcissism keeps me at arms length. I identify with moments, but -- unlike Annie Hall - not the whole. That said, it's strengths are so strong, and has affected so many so deeply that I would say its a film you owe yourself the chance to see. Was this review helpful? Yes
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| Paul S. |
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful
I've seen this movie more than 20 times, and it never ceases to transfix me on a deeply emotional level. The opening montage, in which we see black & white scenes of New York City with a voice over of Woody's character attempting to write the beginnings of a novel, is an orgiastic experience for me. When he says the line, "New York was his town, and it always would be..." I tear up like a little girl with a skinned knee. (And, I assure you that I am not a little girl with a skinned knee. I'm a 2 meter tall black man from Detroit and my knees are just fine.) This movie, along with "Annie Hall" is the impetus for my lifelong love affair with New York City and a Liberal Arts education. Was this review helpful? Yes
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