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Advantages: An ambitious and classy addition to Woody Allen's CV
Disadvantages: You might dislike Woody Allen!

Hannah and Her Sisters is one of the most ambitious films in the long career of director Woody Allen. It was first released in 1986 and has the longest running time of any Allen picture. The film interweaves between the lives and relationships of several characters in a large upscale New York family and features an amazing ensemble cast. Central to this of course are the seemingly perfect Hannah (played by Mia Farrow) and her two sisters Holly (Dianne ...
...Alexander' (Like Fanny and Alexander, Hannah and Her Sisters begins and ends with a festive family gathering) Hannah and Her Sisters is not Woody in his ultra serious mode. If the 'early funny ones' (Sleeper, Bananas, Take the Money and Run) constitute 'comedy Woody' and the likes of Interiors, Another Woman and September 'serious Woody' then Hannah and Her Sisters is a return to the 'inbetween Woody', a film with serious themes and dramatic elements ... Read review

Advantages: A funny and enjoyable experience
Disadvantages: Erm...you might not like Woody Allen

Annie Hall was the 'breakout' film for Woody Allen as a director. The film won four Academy awards including best picture/director and saw Allen move away from the freewheeling comedy films he was best known for at the time. Annie Hall is essentially about the relationship between Alvy Singer (Allen), a typically neurotic Allen character, in this case a comedian, and aspiring singer Annie Hall, played by Diane keaton in an Oscar winning performance. ...
...between Alvy and Annie's family. Annie Hall begins with Allen speaking straight to the camera as Alvy. The scene is an immediate indication that Allen has moved on and is seeking to make a different type of picture with more ambition. Alvy's very Woody Allen concerns give us an insight into his character and make an arresting beginning; "There's an old joke - um... two elderly women are at a Catskill mountain resort, and one of 'em says, "Boy, the ... Read review

Advantages: Very Funny, Mira Sorvino is Excellent
Disadvantages: The whole Greek chorus thing

...so here’s the latest… Mighty Aphrodite is an identity–based comedy from Woody Allen, where a man goes in search of his adopted son’s natural parents, and sets in motion an unexpected chain of events as a consequence. Lenny (Allen) is a sports writer married to Amanda (Helena Bonham-Carter), and they decide to adopt a child. As the child grows, he shows signs of exceptional ability and intelligence, and this leads Lenny to embark on a search to ...
...able to track the mother, who it turns out is a prostitute and adult film star, and the father is a mystery. Linda, the natural mother, is played by Mira Sorvino, who puts in a powerhouse performance, something of a trademark for Allen’s leading ladies. Actually, she won an Oscar for best supporting actress as the damaged and dim Linda, who attempts to tough it through life with disarming honesty and naivety while covering up her hidden heartbreak ... Read review

Advantages: funny, good extras on DVD,
Disadvantages: poor film, nothing like series

For many years now I have watched the comedy series of MASH on Paramount Comedy, and loved it. It is set in the Korean War on a Mobile Army Surgical Hospital unit or MASH unit for short (hence the name). Now this series was so popular that it lasted eleven years, with eleven seasons, which is kind of ironic as the war that it is set on was finished after only three years. Now I love this series, but it was only recently that I discovered that it ...
...film and I have found it interesting as it differs in many ways from the series, but never the less is still an adequate film. Ok so the basic plot outline is set around the same two characters as in the series Hawkeye and Trapper (but they are played by completely different actors) and their humorous antics around the camp. Also the character Duke is followed just as closely, but seen as he is not featured in the series I feel he is not as important. ... Read review

Advantages: mildly funny at times
Disadvantages: quite irritating and repetitive humour

...had seen some of the Mr Bean sketches as a youngster and at the time rather enjoyed them; as a consequence I was expecting the film to be at the very least entertaining, how wrong I could have been. The film opens with Mr Bean (Rowan Atkinson) winning the first prize in a raffle, which entitles him to a holiday to Cannes on the French Riviera. His journey to Cannes is nothing short of utter chaos and confusion. Firstly, he manages to somehow get ...
...acting because the character of Mr Bean seems to have reached its limit. Kids may enjoy this film, but this is the only real reason for purchasing the DVD. Released: 30th March 2007 (film), 20th August 2007 (DVD) Certificate: PG Cast: Rowan Atkinson (Mr Bean), Emma de Cannes (Sabine), Willem Dafoe (Carson Clay), Karel Roden (Emil Dachevsky), Max Baldry (Stepan Dachevsky), Preston Nyman (boy with train), Director: Steve Bendelack Producers: Peter ... Read review