Considered Allen's Best Film, I Personally Disagree

Rating: 7/10 (27 April 2010)

Alvy Singer (Woody Allen) recounts his love life and how he failed with Annie Hall (Diane Keaton). This film is generally considered to be somewhat autobiographical, though only to a certain extent.
This film has a lot of strengths. Appearances from Jeff Goldblum, Marshall McLuhan, and Christopher Walken... some cartoon work, some breaking of the fourth wall. Interesting subtitles. Allen used every gimmick available to make this film unique, and it won him some Oscars.
Personally, for me, I don't know... I like many of the jokes, but the material just doesn't touch me. I found the humor in "Love and Death" a lot more witty. Relationships are complicated and Allen sure does make light of many of the serious things that fail a relationship. But I don't know, not my film.
Despite this, I would still encourage you to see it. I think "Love and Death" or "Sleeper" are funnier, but "Annie Hall" has a seriousness to it that shows a more mature side of Woody Allen that was probably absent up to this point.