Autobiographical Allen monologue.

Rating: 6/10 (24 October 2019)

I admit to holding some misconceptions about Woody Allen.
I have never watched any of his work. Only seeing brief clips of films like Annie Hall. A film that won 4 Oscar awards.
So the film I knew was highly rated. It seems to be a semi-autobiographical story of Allen under the pseudonym of a character called Alvy Singer. A New York, Jewish comedian with a penchant for tennis, intellectual films and books.
The film is really about Singer's relationship with Annie Hall (Diane Keaton). Again is this true to Allen's life story and relationship with Diane Keaton (born Diane Hall and nicknamed Annie)?
For the first few minutes of the film I thought I was watching some screwball motor mouth monologue from Allen.
Throughout the film Singer talks directly at the camera looks back at historic points in his life, such as at school and living in a house under a wooden rollercoaster.
The film now looks dated. New York is its grimy 1970s worst especially when compared to the sunny scenes set in Los Angeles.
There are early film appearances from the likes of Christopher Walken and Jeff Goldblum, and a long haired Paul Simon.