Excellent and timely

Rating: 9/10 (7 September 1998)

I just saw Annie Hall again, after many years, at a particularly intense time in my life. The movie is Woody Allen at his best, that is, at once most neurotic and most hopeful. His movies are such a celebration of life as well as detailing life's realities. Annie Hall, in particular, deals head on with the difficulties relating to both being brilliant and trying to be happy in this world. Its exploration of how genius relates to happiness, and how to be both intelligent, real and happy, is Woody at his best.