The Frame

For whatever reason, I’ve been in a Woody Allen mood lately, rewatching Manhattan and some of my other favorites. I can’t always decide what I think about Allen as a filmmaker, largely because what I think of him as an actor keeps getting in the way (to be clear, I don’t think much of him as an actor). It took Hannah and Her Sisters about twelve minutes to become my favorite Woody Allen film. It’s witty but not silly, warm but not maudlin, deep but not pretentious, neurotic but not annoying. It’s got most of the qualities Woody is known for without the excess of them that he often falls into. It’s wonderful, and THIS is what Allen needs to remember how to do if he ever wants to regain his reputation and success (he’s done it to some degree with Match Point, but Hannah is so far superior to Match Point it’s hardly a competition). Whether you like Allen or hate him, don’t give up on him without seeing this.
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