You have to hate Allen ...

Rating: 10/10 (4 January 2001)

You really have to hate Woody Allen not to like this movie. There are some who find Allen's Humor too drab or neurotic. Others feel that he's a bit narcissustic, casting himself as a love interest to pretty women. However, as Allen is quick to point out in this classic comedy, Narcissus is not a Greek god he most identifies with, he's more likely to identify with... Zeus.
This is a great piece of work with terrific comedic innovations, such as the scene with the subtitled thoughts, the flashback to school mates (tell them what you're doing now) and the bringing out of Marshall McLuhan to make his point (wouldn't it be great if life were like this?).
The acting is superb and the character's are interesting from Christopher Walken's (crazy brother)to Paul Simon's (personification of L.A) this film simply works.
A must see comedy, even if you hate Woody Allen, you may still be enamored with Alvy Singer.