Movie Notes: Play It Again, Sam

Synopsis
Lonely, neurotic film critic Allan (Woody Allen) takes dating advice from married friends Dick (Tony Roberts) and Linda (Diane Keaton)… and an imaginary mentor, Humphrey Bogart.

Synopsis
Lonely, neurotic film critic Allan (Woody Allen) takes dating advice from married friends Dick (Tony Roberts) and Linda (Diane Keaton)… and an imaginary mentor, Humphrey Bogart.

Synopsis
New York couple Larry (Woody Allen) and Carol Lipton (Diane Keaton) learn an elderly female neighbor has died, and begin to suspect that surviving husband Paul is guilty of foul play.

Synopsis
Recently divorced Isaac Davis (Woody Allen) is dating Tracy (Mariel Hemmingway) — who is only seventeen. Meanwhile, Isaac’s good friend Yale (Michael Murphy) is cheating on his wife with Mary (Diane Keaton), and Isaac’s bitter ex Jill (Meryl Streep) is penning a tell-all book on their failed marriage.

Synopsis
Arthur and Eve’s marriage is falling apart, and daughters Renata (Diane Keaton), Joey (Mary Beth Hurt), and Flyn (Kristin Griffith) find themselves ill-prepared to cope.

Woody Allen polarizes many. I find his whiny life observations true, succinct, and hilarious. But I know those who can’t get beyond his personal life, or write him — and his stock Allen character that appears in most of his films — off, as overtly annoying.