Review of Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) by Marc R — 28 Apr 2014

In many ways Woody Allen's most complete feature, bringing the philosophical ruminations and existential concerns of his past films to a warm, tragicomic, but also life affirming head. Allen sees his wonderful characters with a clarity and acuity of a great novelist, yet his signature voice seems more invisible here, standing back perhaps with sad amusement at a group of people whose logic and hopes are at the mercies of their emotions and life's tumultuous rhythms.

What Allen seems to be saying this time is that life offers just enough for us to have to just roll with it, if only we stopped and looked. A brilliant cast and Allen's most assured direction are just icing on what may be his last masterpiece.