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Herbert Ross directed this adaptation of Woody Allen's hit Broadway play concerning a shy film critic who has trouble with women. Woody Allen plays Allan Felix, a writer for Film Quarterly consumed by movies, particularly his favorite film of all time, Casablanca. At the start of the film, Allan's wife Nancy (Susan Anspach) has .. Read more

Starring	Woody Allen, Jerry Lacy, Diane Keaton, Viva
Director	Herbert Ross
Genres	Comedy, Romance

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- Allen's neurosis is not to everyone's taste, but this movie - based on his own stage play about a film critic with... read more on Time Out
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  Great Film
  
  Considering Annie Hall was Woody Allen's early masterpiece (in 77), I figured that this film, coming five years early would show some potential but ... read more »
  
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  - 09 Aug 2004 at 13:30
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  poignant, funny early Allen
  
  This early Woody Allen has all the hallmarks of the great later films but they seem a bit more unpolished, as if he were a character still in formation. Allen ... read more »
  
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  Allen at his best
  
  Definitely one of Allen's best sees him play the character he plays best-mixture of buffon and neurotic. Moments that are impossible not to laugh at whether... read more »
  
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  - 28 Jun 2011 at 17:32
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  Ain`t met a dame who don`t understand...
  
  Brilliant ! Superb ! Perfect ! Impeccable ! Woody Allen at his sublime best ! It takes a lot to top this jem ! Looks like the beginning of a beautiful ... read more »
  
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  - 03 May 2011 at 20:25
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  Allen, Master of the one-liner quickly reaching maturity
  
  This is one of Allen's early works and one that starts shaping up the figure of the hypochondriac neurotic New York Jew that he famously lately ... read more »
  
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  Can't beat it
  
  This is what Romantic Comedy should be like - unlike so much stuff that passes as film nowadays. It ticks all the boxes - romantic - yes; dramatic - yes - well ... read more »
  
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  Play it Again Sam
  
  A laugh-riot from start to finish, thanks mainly to Woody Allen's witty, hilarious script and his brilliantly comic delivery, whilst Diane Keaton cements ... read more »
  
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  - Ballymena
  - 12 Aug 2009 at 22:07
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  Woody Allen, please come back...
  
  ... and make films like this again. This is the third time I have seen this film, the last being about 8 years ago, and I still get belly-laughs from it. The ... read more »
  
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- - Alan T.
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  - 22 Jul 2009 at 12:10
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  Still great
  
  If only Woody Allen still made films like this! Not as good as Sleeper but still hugely enjoyable and stands up well against todays comedic fare. Not quite as ... read more »
  
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  - Lechlade
  - 29 Mar 2009 at 21:21
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  The Hypochondriac and Humphrey!
  
  It is over thirty five years since I first saw this film and yet I surprised myself how much of the dialogue and scenes I remembered. Once again the Tesco ... read more »
  
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  - 04 Mar 2009 at 19:43
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  Very good comedy
  
  We cant help but getting mesmerized by character and performance of woody allen.I liked this movie more because i am also a big fan of casablanca just like ... read more »
  
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  - 03 Feb 2009 at 16:51
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  Great Film
  
  Considering Annie Hall was Woody Allen's early masterpiece (in 77), I figured that this film, coming five years early would show some potential but ... read more »
  
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  - Daniel Johnson
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  - 09 Aug 2004 at 13:30
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  Pure comic genius
  
  This for me next to Annie Hall is posibly Woody's finest work. It's a laugh out loud film from the opening scene. The cast is small but typically ... read more »
  
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- - Adam Cresser
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  - 19 Feb 2005 at 10:46
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  The Hypochondriac and Humphrey!
  
  It is over thirty five years since I first saw this film and yet I surprised myself how much of the dialogue and scenes I remembered. Once again the Tesco ... read more »
  
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  - Charles Brickley
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  - 04 Mar 2009 at 19:43
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  Woody Allen, please come back...
  
  ... and make films like this again. This is the third time I have seen this film, the last being about 8 years ago, and I still get belly-laughs from it. The ... read more »
  
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- - Alan T.
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  - 22 Jul 2009 at 12:10
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  This is an excellent ...
  
  This is an excellent early Woody Allen comedy. It makes great use of Allen's neurotic screen persona, and Diane Keaton is a great counterpart. Well paced, ... read more »
  
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  Can't beat it
  
  This is what Romantic Comedy should be like - unlike so much stuff that passes as film nowadays. It ticks all the boxes - romantic - yes; dramatic - yes - well ... read more »
  
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  - Dorking
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  MASTERPIECE
  
  The genius that is Woody Allen pulls another rabbit out of the hat. Pure unadulterated brilliance! A must see!
  
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  - 07 Jul 2004 at 18:25
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  Not a classic Woody Allen
  
  There were a fair number of funny moments - mainly slapstick caused by Woody's nervousness - but on the whole I became bored particlularly with the ... read more »
  
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  - 22 Sep 2004 at 15:42
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  Cl;assic
  
  I now remember why I loved early Woody. It was difficult to beliveve that his movie was based on a script, the dialogue was almost too casual and had almost a ... read more »
  
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  - 01 Dec 2004 at 11:13
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  Made me Cry with laughter
  
  Not going to go in to detail with this film but there are some classic scenes of Comedy in this film and no one but Woody could of pulled it off so well.
  
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  - 07 Apr 2005 at 15:28

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- Play It Again Sam
  
  Herbert Ross directed this adaptation of Woody Allen's hit Broadway play concerning a shy film critic who has trouble with women. Woody Allen plays Allan Felix, a writer for Film Quarterly consumed by movies, particularly his favorite film of all time, Casablanca. At the start of the film, Allan's ...