Dark, engaging and utterly breathtaking

Rating: 10/10 (9 July 2008)

Allow me to begin by saying this is the first (and only) Woody Allen film I have seen and I was completely blown away.
I bought the film on DVD because Jonathan Rhys Meyers is one of favourite actors, but I didn't get chance to catch it in the cinema. Now I wish I had made the time, since my initial purchase, I must have re-watched the film at least seventy times.
I just cannot tire of the story, I find it hard to do anything but give it my complete attention every time I put the disc in my DVD player.
The characters in the film are rich, complex and at times, enthralling. The acting is superb, the script is rounded and thoroughly well-written and I honestly cannot find a complaint about the film at all.
If you are a Woody Allen fan or not, you will be held from start to finish by this stunning piece of cinema.
(Special note: League of Gentlemen fans, watch out for cameos by both Steve Pemberton and Mark Gatiss.)