A neurotic love letter to the city of New York

Rating: 9/10 (13 May 2011)

If you love New York City and you love comedy then you must love Woody Allen's Annie Hall(1977). Allen's presentation of the Big Apple captures everything that makes it the greatest city in the world and Allen's sense of humor ranks with the greatest comedic minds in cinematic history. The way that Allen is able to incorporate so many jokes into what is basically an existential examination of romantic relationships is revolutionary and has influenced a generation of comedians to explore deeper issues through the use of comedy but none have been able to match the genius of Allen and his work in Annie Hall. Woody Allen's comedy is something of an acquired taste but I have a hard time believing that anyone who watches Annie Hall and doesn't enjoy it isn't an anti-Semite.