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Rating: 6/10 (28 January 2006)

One of the worst Character developing movie"s of Allen.Why??Let me tell you.
The Kid is introduced to us as a Gentile ,giving man.He's has this " Contrabute something to the world" feeling.He meets his later wife,is unhappy deep inside,nothing shows us really that's his enjoying his luxury life,he's supported enormously by his father in law.he meets Nola falls in love...but why?Because she's doing what's like,no matter the odds against her,she's rebellious etc.He's drawn to that.Remember the scene"when his jerking his tie,claustrophobic feelings ....he's ask his secretary,don't you feel the same way...she doesn't answer....)or..
he orders in restaurant in the middle of the movie roasted chicken!! He's still that nice simple guy. Then the stakes rise upon are character,Nola is pregnant.He decides to kill her.But how did he come to this awful decision?
-She's threaten to tell the family? .oke?But killing the maid and Nola? Nooo...Nothing showed us his hunger for this life,the money,his wife
the luxury.....his character jump...instead of transits..to his final deed..very unconvincing...between fall and summer there's winter.
An eight for photography and a 8.5 for the director.
Dr.O