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Summary: MORE OF WOODY ALLEN ABOUT WOODY ALLEN
Review: It's not s bsd film with some good scenes,but I'm getting somewhat tired of his egocentric self condemnation.The scene with Kristie Allen is really something though.
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Summary: Great humor & drama, while remaining mostly humor.
Review: I love hearing people complain about this movie. Not b/c I am glad people were offended by it, but b/c it makes me realize that I am right in deciding to view Woody's films several times before forming an opinion of them. The Woody persona has new life breathed into it by this film, and the master proves that he does not need to be mostly dramatic to still make a seriously wonderful flick. Judy Davis is too good to be true, while Woody succeeds in showing his adoring fans and newcomers how his enemies think of him. I rarely am so sure of my opinions in the face of credible opposition, but I know that this is a masterpiece, and it does require a few viewings to be truly appreciated. Woody usually creates two absolute stunners per decade. Along with Husbands and Wives, Deconstructing Harry is probably one for the 90s. Blake Maddux
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Summary: Unsettling at first, but ultimately enjoyable
Review: I wasn't very receptive to this film when I first saw it. I was distracted by the foul-mouthed Allen character; made to feel uncomfortable. Which was the point I guess. The film opens with a vicious argument and a strange, repeated image that unsettles. If you were expecting something else, you have to adjust. I adjusted better the second time through and enjoyed it much more, hence this edited review. There are plenty of good jokes (like the out of focus actor, played surprisingly subtly by Robin Williams) and set pieces. The scene when Harry visits his sister is particularly funny - classic Woody Allen. On the whole, I felt the film was treading old ground perhaps a little more than usual. I don't think of it as one of my favourite Woody Allen films, but it does stand repeated viewing.
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Summary: Loathesome film that makes Allen look pathetic.
Review: The usual Woody Allen neurotic schtick, this time enhanced with insights into his heretofore unexamined racism and self- hatred. How is it that this man has made umpteen films about heterogeneous New York City, but only in this movie does he have non-white characters? And why are these characters both "exotic" prostitutes? Why are observant Jews treated so harshly? One gets the sence that deep down, Woody Allen is uncomfortable with anyone who isn't a WASP. His enfatuation with the shiksa and shaygats ideals gets tiresome.
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Summary: His best since "Crimes and Misdemeanors"
Review: This oftentimes hard to watch film is another example of Woody's genius. This film is depressing while at the same time awfully funny, and the ending provides a glimmer of hope for Harry Block. This films comes as close to describing the true nature of the artist as any film has, though not quite as astutely, as say James Joyce's novel "Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man." As a film examining the real neuroses and troubles of an artist in "the real world" compared with that same artists seeming "fictive" success, it is a real gem. Also, the scene with Robin Williams has to been seen (out of focus) to be believed.
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Summary: pretty funny for an old woody
Review: This one has nerve alright, but that is so typical of Woody. Oh well, however many times Woody makes these movies, each one is a new one in itself
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Summary: Mr. Allen, your shtick is old, old, OLD!
Review: Another Woody Allen film, another parade of pointless cameos of Hollywood stars clamoring to be in a Woody Allen film. I've enjoyed Allen's previous films, but after viewing Deconstructing Harry, I 'm afraid Woody Allen just grates on me now. His neurotic shtick is the same in all of his comedy films, regurgitated ad infinitum. Mr. Allen, you make good films, but PLEASE, stay behind the camera!
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Summary: Choppy and stereotypical Allen
Review: Borrow this one don't buy i
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Summary: Perhaps the greatest film ever made
Review: Astonishingly honest work of art
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Summary: How can a once talented performer turn out such garbage?
Review: Is this just another tiresome examination of his neuroses by Woody Allen? It is much worse than that. Is it reflection of the era we are in that a once gifted writer/producer/actor allows his name to be linked to a piece of foul-mouthed garbage?
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