crime without punishment

Rating: 10/10 (8 February 2013)

I've never really been a Woody Allen fan: this film changed everything, it is he's turning point, the passage to a new (that's for sure) and better (in my opinion) Woddy Allen. The story is quite simple: a poor guy who managed to overcome poverty has the chance of a lifetime and he catches it, without thinking twice about it, and, as the circumstances evolve, he's ready to do anything, absolutely anything, to protect what luck has so kindly poured over him. What's truly amazing about this film is the way the simple story is presented and developed: the first part of the story occupies 3/4 of the film, where almost nothing happens, while everything is resolved and revealed in the last quarter. Also, everything else is perfect: the acting, the dialogs, the music (some of the most beautiful opera arias), the different themes touched (infidelity, the importance of luck in once's life, crime and punishment). A real pleasure for the eyes, the ears, the mind. A masterpiece.