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Connor Macgregor Reviews...Annie Hall
Its arguably Woody Allen's finest film to date and the one that won him the most oscars in his career. But when one watches Annie Hall, I kind of feel this is slightly overrated in many ways.
Annie Hall is the romantic adventures of neurotic New York comedian Alvy Singer and his equally neurotic girlfriend Annie Hall. The film traces the course of their relationship from their first meeting, and serves as an interesting historical document about love in the 1970s.
This film marks a course of change in Woody Allen's filmmaking, opting for a more serious autobiographical turn in his filmography. The chemistry between Allen & Keaton is strong, and you buy into their characters very quickly. One thing that hooked me about Keaton's character was her fashion sense. I really liked it, as it brought out her character and personality in many different ways. Praise to the costume department for that wonderful transformation. The film also shoots New York very well, really capturing the time the city was in, and giving it a very different personality that film goers maybe used to about present new york films today. It combined its aspirational rich side with its grit rough working class side of it together, adding a very intellectual personality to it. The film's plot is paced very well, and allows you to watch the relationship unfold and the characters change over time, especially Keaton's character. The ending itself is one that really makes you think about relationships, and whether they can really last despite the closeness of the two people involved.
Overall, Annie Hall isn't Woody Allen's best work in my opinion, but it is one to watch and sets the tone and standard for many of his work to come.
Rating - 85% - A-
Connor Macgregor Reviews...Annie Hall
Its arguably Woody Allen's finest film to date and the one that won him the most oscars in his career. But when one watches Annie Hall, I kind of feel this is slightly overrated in many ways.
Annie Hall is the romantic adventures of neurotic New York comedian Alvy Singer and his equally neurotic girlfriend Annie Hall. The film traces the course of their relationship from their first meeting, and serves as an interesting historical document about love in the 1970s.
This film marks a course of change in Woody Allen's filmmaking, opting for a more serious autobiographical turn in his filmography. The chemistry between Allen & Keaton is strong, and you buy into their characters very quickly. One thing that hooked me about Keaton's character was her fashion sense. I really liked it, as it brought out her character and personality in many different ways. Praise to the costume department for that wonderful transformation. The film also shoots New York very well, really capturing the time the city was in, and giving it a very different personality that film goers maybe used to about present new york films today. It combined its aspirational rich side with its grit rough working class side of it together, adding a very intellectual personality to it. The film's plot is paced very well, and allows you to watch the relationship unfold and the characters change over time, especially Keaton's character. The ending itself is one that really makes you think about relationships, and whether they can really last despite the closeness of the two people involved.
Overall, Annie Hall isn't Woody Allen's best work in my opinion, but it is one to watch and sets the tone and standard for many of his work to come.
Rating - 85% - A-