Review of Bananas!* (2009) by Andrew J — 05 Sep 2008

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This review of Bananas!* (2009) was written by Andrew J on 05 Sep 2008.

Bananas!* has generally received positive reviews.

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By The R (61) on 27 Aug 2012

Some amusing parts. Woody Allen isn't as irritating as he is in many of his other films, so that is a plus…

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By Petros T (610) on 07 Oct 2013

A side-splitting effort made all the greater by the fact it's unlike any of Woody's more well-known films…

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By Paul J (1,190) on 02 Apr 2015

At times hilarious but mainly stupid. Woody Allen channels Chaplin and the Marx Brothers by taking his stand-up wit to the big screen…

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By Richard D (1,732) on 04 Sep 2015

I'm not a giant fan of early Woody Allen, but I generally enjoy his early, really silly films…

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By Alonso A (135) on 17 Jan 2017

One of Allen's funniest movies, surrealistic, satiric, well done, original, great music, just a Allen Classic, not as good as later works,…

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By Danny D (678) on 10 Jan 2013

Woody's second feature as a director is very clever, very funny. I laughed a lot, and as usual the dialogue was witty and entertaining…

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By Ben E (315) on 27 Aug 2012

A laugh-out-loud riot from start to finish. Sure it has it's misses and inconsistencies but when it gets something right...it's damn right. A classic…

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By Matthew O (473) on 27 Jun 2014

Now this is some classic Woody Allen right here, roll on the floor laughing hilarity from start to finish…

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By Aiden T (75) on 06 Jul 2015

Outright hilarious. The first Allen film to produce genuine belly laughs…

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By Anthony I (417) on 28 Dec 2014

Bizarre, off-the-wall, counter-cultural comedy from an early Woody Allen. Works really well, and is hilarious as a political satire…

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