A Personal Favorite

Rating: Null/10 (11 May 2011)

Woody Allen is one of these rare comic geniuses. Annie Hall is funny, interesting, very different from any other romantic comedy that has ever been made. Woody frequently breaks the 4th wall to speak to the audience and its rare for the kind of intrusion to feel comfortable, but the intrusion is always welcomed with Woody. The most significant part of the film, for me, is the writing. It's one thing to write a funny line or some witty dialog, but Woody Allen is able to capture moments that I think most of us have shared during a relationship with a significant other. The scene where Woody's character tries to recapture a moment he had once had with Annie in the kitchen with the lobsters, he tries so hard to recreate some sort of magic that just isn't there. Woody is able to capture the subtle this isn't right moment that every failed relationship has.
I highly recommend this movie. Its funny, emotional, poignant and oddly charming.