Review of Manhattan (1979) by Cameron H — 04 Jan 2017
Director/screenwriter Woody Allen strikes gold once again in this glamourized, self-satisfying depiction of several lives and their relationships with one another in contemporary (late 1970s) Manhattan.
Cast includes Woody Allen at his most neurotic and hyperanalytical, Diane Keaton at her most abrasive and concealed, Meryl Streep at her most fed up and antipathetic, Mariel Hemingway at her brightest and most easygoing, and Michael Murphy at his most cocksure and seesawy.
Fragile, dry humour deflates the grandest romantic gestures committed in this story, and, without ever coming close to preaching, confronts the viewer with a necessary deconstruction and reconstruction of romance, commitment, and separation.
This review of Manhattan (1979) was written by Cameron H on 04 Jan 2017.
Manhattan has generally received very positive reviews.
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