...and see the movie anyway.
That is, don't do like I did: I generally like Woody Allen's works (sometimes a lot), but when this one was released, commercials were throwing at my face all the time this impressive list of box-office hitters that starred in the movie! So I got put off and said to myself: "The story must be lame, if he needs to attract the crowds this way". Plus it wasn't Allen's style--at the time, at least.
But recently I happened to rent the movie and I really liked it. I mean, don't expect suspense or action. It's a Woody Allen film! And the story is more or less the same as in most of his other films. But this is what people love or hate about this director.
So, if you like him, this movie has all the ingredients for a pleasant time: wit, (self-)irony, paranoia, New York, a prostitute, and lots of deep queries about life. And the big stars make it for good acting, after all.
That is, don't do like I did: I generally like Woody Allen's works (sometimes a lot), but when this one was released, commercials were throwing at my face all the time this impressive list of box-office hitters that starred in the movie! So I got put off and said to myself: "The story must be lame, if he needs to attract the crowds this way". Plus it wasn't Allen's style--at the time, at least.
But recently I happened to rent the movie and I really liked it. I mean, don't expect suspense or action. It's a Woody Allen film! And the story is more or less the same as in most of his other films. But this is what people love or hate about this director.
So, if you like him, this movie has all the ingredients for a pleasant time: wit, (self-)irony, paranoia, New York, a prostitute, and lots of deep queries about life. And the big stars make it for good acting, after all.