I liked it better when it was called "Crimes and Misdemeanors"

Rating: 1/10 (12 January 2006)

I really, really wanted to like this movie. Finally -- a Woody Allen movie that would live up to all the hype. Critics have called it 'outstanding' and his best in decades. Well, what a disappointment. The dialog, especially in the beginning, is so studied and forced as to not be believable.
It's beautifully filmed and it kept my attention throughout the entire movie. What ruined the entire movie for me was the ending, which was just so completely cynical. It was such a drag to leave the theater feeling that way. And aside from everything else, it is completely derivative of Crimes and Misdemeanors, a much, much better Woody Allen film.