Review of Annie Hall (1977) by Joe C — 22 Aug 2015
Fun fact; Annie Hall almost wasn't Annie Hall. Woody Allen originally intended to create a thriller called Anhedonia, with Allen and Diane Keaton's love story as one of the many subplots. It wasn't until he watched the first cut, witnessing the chemistry he and Keaton shared, that he realized he had something special.
He shook the thriller notions and transformed a subplot into one of the most iconic rom-coms of all time, a quirky, non-linear flick portraying the ebb and flows of being in a relationship. This is a film where Woody Allen's neurosis is a character in and of itself, and one so strong he has to break the fourth wall (mostly to beg the audience to understand his point of view or to plead passerbys on the Manhattan streets for advice) multiple times to keep the film from imploding.
Annie Hall is a love letter to being in love, bittersweet and more daring than Allen is given credit for, awarding him his only Best Picture and Director Oscars to date.
This review of Annie Hall (1977) was written by Joe C on 22 Aug 2015.
Annie Hall has generally received very positive reviews.
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