Crime and punishment

Rating: 8/10 (2 May 2006)

Very much of an Ingmar Bergnan's complicated personalities and voices meets a modern version of Fyodor Dostoyevski's Crime and punishment. Woody Allen's latest movie examines those 50/50 moments when life can go one way or the other, audiences will be equally split. Others bored of a decade of more misses than hits, will find it pretentious and stale. Whatever you think, its clear that Allen's first UK based film has given him some fresh settings and a big target in the shape of super posh Brits. The film portrays Chris, a social climber who befriends rich boy Tom, then marries his sister. But soon starts an affair with American actress Nola that threatens to destroy all he's worked for. Not very charismatic acting but there are several comic moments and its well worth a watch.