falls short of all the hype

Rating: 5/10 (12 February 1999)

I can't say this is a bad movie, because it is alright. I laughed out loud at a couple of the lines, and appreciated the honesty presented, as it always is with Woody Allen. Unfortunately, I didn't really get the whole idea. I had heard so much praise for it by so many credible folks, but failed to be impressed once I got around to seeing it.
Maybe it's just because I'm a young midwestern boy, so different from Woody, that I can't connect with it. But I tried, I really did! I'm going to watch it again in ten years, just to be sure.