Part of the No Rewatch November 2012 Project.

One of Woody's amusing little stories that somehow got lost under the collapse of the Soviet Union. It felt more like the play it is and I spent a fair amount of time laughing my way through it. I was glad to see Michael J Fox getting a shot at a Woody script. He faired well. Mistaken identity, the extreme absurdity of New York Jews, and Dom Deluise are the main drivers here and it all comes together pretty well.

I still can't get the image of Woody with the little piece of felt under his pillow out of my head.

Your life won't be any worse for having missed this one, but if you think Woody's funny then check it out.

Woody Allen spinning his wheels. Fairly pedestrian effort with some laughs to be had. I had to watch it though, because now I'm just 3 films off having seen his whole filmography.

I cant expect much from a TV movie that seems to be a conversion from a play but Allen still delivers on certain levels. His character seems to be the first development of his unsophisticated schlep archetype that he'd later reprise in small time crooks. Allen is at his most annoying here but its good for a few laughs. Mayim Bialick looks absolutely radiant in this film and its crazy how frumpy she got between this picture and the big bang theory. All and all a decent flick thats better than most out there but not up to Woodys standards.

Part of the No Rewatch November 2012 Project.

One of Woody's amusing little stories that somehow got lost under the collapse of the Soviet Union. It felt more like the play it is and I spent a fair amount of time laughing my way through it. I was glad to see Michael J Fox getting a shot at a Woody script. He faired well. Mistaken identity, the extreme absurdity of New York Jews, and Dom Deluise are the main drivers here and it all comes together pretty well.

I still can't get the image of Woody with the little piece of felt under his pillow out of my head.

Your life won't be any worse for having missed this one, but if you think Woody's funny then check it out.

Woody Allen spinning his wheels. Fairly pedestrian effort with some laughs to be had. I had to watch it though, because now I'm just 3 films off having seen his whole filmography.

Woody's Cold War satire is overwrought, overwritten, and ultimately, underwhelming.

Woody's Cold War satire is overwrought, overwritten, and ultimately, underwhelming.

The romantic subplot is incredibly weak and some of the characters are just annoying, but there's a constant flow of belly laughs and the kind of fine dialogical humour Woody does so well. Fox is great fun to watch and Allen himself is his typically hilarious neurotic self. It's very very very far indeed from his best work, but it's still a fine way to wile away the day.

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Rubbish, stagey, and dated. Only redeeming factors are the always-fantastic Michael J. Fox and his energy (I never knew he was in a Woody Allen film, now I know why), and Blossom's Mayim Bialik.