Annie Hall

A film review by Christopher Null - Copyright © 1999 Filmcritic.com

The Woodman's finest hour, in this bittersweet love story between a die-hard New Yorker and a midwestern ditz, about what it really takes to make a relationship (or two or three) work. Woody Allen is at his best as an actor, and Diane Keaton has never had a better role. What makes Annie Hall so much fun, though, is the cameos -- from Paul Simon to Jeff Goldblum's one liner (On the phone: "I forgot my mantra!"), it's a complete send-up of the 70s. Best is Christopher Walken as Annie's psychotic brother.

Utterly hilarious, yet it rings absolutely true. A true, and rare, must-see.

Rating

5.0 out of 5 Stars

  • Director: Woody Allen
  • Producer: Charles H. Joffe, Jack Rollins
  • Screenwriter: Woody Allen, Marshall Brickman
  • Stars: Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Tony Roberts, Carol Kane, Paul Simon, Shelley Duvall, Janet Margolin, Colleen Dewhurst, Christopher Walken, Donald Symington
  • MPAA Rating: PG

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