: Anything Else
Author: Woody Allen
Director: Woody Allen
Interesting, though annoying, Woody Allen film about a comedy writer (Jason Biggs) struggling to figure out life. His girlfriend (Christina Ricci) is lovely but frightfully annoying as she can’t make up her mind and drives him insane. She eats before their dinner date, moves out without warning and moves back in just as abruptly, and worse. But he’s too chicken to leave her. Biggs gets bizarre advice from another comedy writer (Allen) he met in Central Park. Woody’s created some great characters here, and I really liked the intelligence of Bigg’s character (it makes him more sympathetic). Allen’s alter ego is hilarious and full of typical Woody Allen insecurity. The story is simple enough as Bigg’s figures out his life and learns to move on (not without help), but overall, while this is better than some of Woody’s recent films, it’s lightweight. Ricci’s character is too annoying to be likable (you want to slap her), and the best part is Woody’s amazing dialog which is mostly intellectual entertainment (I’d rather read it than watch it).
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