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Manhattan Murder Mystery, Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, 1993
Woody Allen has spent his career paying homage to various genres that have influenced him since childhood. Or he just plain liked. Here he tips his hat to the amateur sleuth murder mystery. The plot centers on the mysteriously doings of his apartment building neighbors. Spurred on by his wife (played by Diane Keaton) and pal (played by Alan Alda) he gets caught up the mystery more to save his marriage than anything else. This movie reminds me mostly of Alfred Hitchcock’s famous Rear Window from the 1950’s in its plot line but with a 1990’s sensibility. But as always not to worry there is plenty of social commentary/ humor of the well –know Allen type. Do you absolutely need to see this movie? No, you absolutely need to see Annie Hall or Manhattan films that he made in his prime. But this one is okay if you need a little funny sardonic entertainment.
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