Review of Love and Death (1975) by Thomas W — 08 Aug 2018

Extremely funny, extremely witty, plays like a bizarre combination of Monty Python and Buster Keaton.

This review of Love and Death (1975) was written by Thomas W on 08 Aug 2018.

Love and Death has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Marc G (404) on 26 Feb 2013

As I watch more and more Allen I am finding that they are very hit or miss. This, as most of his goofball slapstick stuff, is a hit…

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By Alex M (2,014) on 14 Nov 2013

Hilarity and wit in every scene and you can't help but love the intellectually daft conversations the characters have about God and life itself…

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By Donald W (342) on 14 Nov 2016

5 Stars. Fiercely funny. I can't imagine Woody making anything better than this…

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By David F (1,889) on 28 Mar 2013

I don't know much of classic Russian literature but nonetheless Love and Death is tremendously funny. It is one of Allen's best comedies…

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By Andrew S (3,174) on 30 Apr 2013

I never thought I'd see the day where a parody of war and peace fashioned like a Bergman film would be funny…

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By Liam B (238) on 06 Apr 2013

Never more than weakly amusing, this did bring an occasional inward smirk once or twice despite some terrible, tiresome scenes…

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What do you get if you put Chekhov, Dostoyevsky, Gorky and Groucho Marx in a blender…

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By Art S (1,002) on 12 Jan 2013

When asked, I had to admit it's not funny, but there's still something about this early Woody Allen effort that makes it worth seeing…

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By Stuart M (627) on 08 Aug 2018

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By Liane K (3) on 29 Jul 2014

Wonderful satire on War and Peace and other Russian novels…

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