Very disappointing

Rating: 1/10 (16 January 2006)

Within the first 5 minutes I was uncomfortable with this film. Poor script, shallow characters, wooden acting, weak story, abrupt editing -- it had it all. The best parts in the film were the opera sound tracks. I think the majority of the (Cambridge) audience agreed, and were often laughing nervously at the dialogue. I think Woody Allen has lost the plot. It looks as if he is trying to showcase London, and a certain privileged social class and it's shenanigans for the US market but has failed to make a convincing movie. There was simply no chemistry between the lead and Scarlett Johanssen, and the scenes in which they agonised over when he was going to tell his wife were very weak and unconvincing. In my view, save your money.