A cross between Crimes and Misdemeanors" and Interiors"

Rating: 9/10 (20 September 2007)

This is a fine film by legendary artist, who in his 70's is still scoring high on the familiar ground of multi-angled relationships, adultery, betrayal and murder you can get away with. As in Crimes and Misdemeanors", one of his greatest films, the leading character cheats and murders but as long as he can live with his wrong doings and settles the score with his conscience, he gets away with a crime he should be punished for. That is a second film apart from Crimes and Misdemeanors", where Allen explores the bottom of human conscience and rewards his hero with a pass to a life where it doesn't have implications on his life after the committed crime. Same as in Interiors" human relationships among leading characters are superficial enough to make an escape for a Chris Wilton (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) that much easier, but than again, many people would do literally anything to erase their mistakes and protect the comfort of their lives.
Among the majority of shallow, moronic cinema of today, a remaining light of one of the last great Directors (with capital D) that is Mr. Allen, shines even brighter to show that there are still great movies which are made for audiences above the adolescence. A 9 out of 10.