Overrated

Rating: Null/10 (3 February 2001)

I've seen this winner of the best picture OSCAR a number of times now, and I just give in. What do people see in Woody Allen, or this film? Most of the time, I found myself laughing out of politeness at most of the "gags", because this guy's supposed to be so hilarious. He's always going on about New York City, and how great it is and how stoopid everyone else is in comparison. (The kids in his class, for instance, in one of his flashbacks, who he kindly refers to as "jerks" (and he should know)). The kind of humour he uses is a form of inverted snobbery mixed with so much sentimentality it almost makes you sick. Maybe some people love that kind of thing. (I, for one can't stand it). All I can say is, if this production won the best picture OSCAR, I'd hate to think of whatever it is that came second.