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Woody Allen was going through his off-screen scandal with Mia Farrow when Manhattan Murder Mystery was produced, so Diane Keaton was brought in to fill the role intended for Farrow. The reunion of Keaton and Allen only improves this already enjoyable Allen comedy, since they're so comfortable with each other's neuroses that they're delightfully convincing as a married couple who suspect their neighbour of murdering his wife. Actually, it's Keaton who obsesses about the possible foul play; Woody just wants them to mind their own business. But pretty soon they've recruited their friends (Alan Alda, Anjelica Huston) as amateur sleuths, and the movie turns into a Nancy Drew mystery for sophisticated Manhattanites. With a typical abundance of Woody Allen witticism and some memorable comic suspense, this engaging throwback to vintage Hollywood mysteries is guaranteed to please even the most noncommittal Woody Allen fans, and the Allen-Keaton chemistry is, as always, a genuine pleasure. --Jeff Shannon
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"… wild, wacky and wonderful … fiendishly funny and filled with laughs from start to finish." -- Susan Grainger, American Movie Classics
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
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After what seems like an eternity MMM is released on region 2 format. This relatively light slice of Woody New York farce is, perhaps, not his greatest artistic achievement- that accolade may be more appropriate for the likes of Annie Hall, Manhattan and Stardust Memories. That said I have always found it one of his most enjoyable films; the pairing of Allen and Keaton after so many years is a joy to watch, the chemistry between them as potent as in the mid-70's. Indeed, one can be thankful the role was not instead taken by the increasingly dour and dowdy Mia Farrow for whom it was slated (and whose divorce from Allen, along with the scandal that followed Woody's relationship with adopted daughter Soon Yi largely overshadowed the film itself). The plot -recycled from Annie Hall outtakes- revolves around Allen and Keaton's affectionately bickering middle aged couple. On the death of a recently moved-in neighbour, Keaton develops increasingly wild theories that she was murdered by her stamp collecting husband and with a typically reluctant Woody in tow, set out to prove it. As usual, the film is stuffed full of classic one liners, while the hand-held camera style (used to such great effect in Allen's previous effort "Husbands and Wives") and fast-paced direction produce a marvellously tense atmosphere. The supporting turns from Allen regulars Angelica Huston and Alan Alda are also superb. Top this off with a fantastic "hall of mirrors" finale (complete with snippets of Orson Welles' "The Lady from Shanghi") and you have a classic Allen movie. I don't know, maybe it is up there with his best....
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This is one of the funnies movies I have ever seen.
Woody Allen and Diane Keaton make one of the best on-screen pair ever, they are a genuine couple of neurotics here, they are so hilarious.
The live in a NY apartment, he has a very good friend in Anjelica Huston, she has Alan Alda. One night they meet an older couple on the elevator, they live on the same floor. They begin chatting and end up speding the whole night at their place, much to Woody's displeasure, as he planned to watch some classic on tv.
Well, the next day the wife dies and Diane, after some strange clues, begins to think the husband might have killed her, and that she might even have faked her own death. Well, don't let me spoil it for you.
Basically the 4 of them try to prove it and end up in dangerous, and suspense-ful situations. All the while spitting hilarious one-liners and great music, the jazzy 20s music you usually hear in WA's movies. Especially priceless the sequence when the husband heads for the incenerators on one of the NY bridges with that great music I can never remember what it is, but it is also used in the Bette Midler movie "Big Business", is played.
Get it, it's hilarious, I've seen it almost ten times now!
Woody Allen and Diane Keaton make one of the best on-screen pair ever, they are a genuine couple of neurotics here, they are so hilarious.
The live in a NY apartment, he has a very good friend in Anjelica Huston, she has Alan Alda. One night they meet an older couple on the elevator, they live on the same floor. They begin chatting and end up speding the whole night at their place, much to Woody's displeasure, as he planned to watch some classic on tv.
Well, the next day the wife dies and Diane, after some strange clues, begins to think the husband might have killed her, and that she might even have faked her own death. Well, don't let me spoil it for you.
Basically the 4 of them try to prove it and end up in dangerous, and suspense-ful situations. All the while spitting hilarious one-liners and great music, the jazzy 20s music you usually hear in WA's movies. Especially priceless the sequence when the husband heads for the incenerators on one of the NY bridges with that great music I can never remember what it is, but it is also used in the Bette Midler movie "Big Business", is played.
Get it, it's hilarious, I've seen it almost ten times now!
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
By J. D. Naylor
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Format:DVD
This is not Woody Allen's most sophisticated film but certainly, in my opinion, his most enjoyable.Both Allen and Keaton have a ball playing bored husband and wife Carol and Larry Lipton who stumble across the suspected murder of a neighbour and from that point on comes some of Allen's funniest scenes and greatest one liners.The supporting cast is great with Alan Alda and Anjelica both playing great turns,the locations are all New York as you would expect and there is a superb jazzy score - Benny Goodman, Dave Brubeck amongst others which just adds to the already highly enjoyable mix.
But really this is Keaton and Allen' show and they are superb.How many actresses can make Allen look like he's the straight guy ? Diane Keaton can that's for sure.The chemistry between the two is pure magic. This is a film that you can watch over and over again and get as much enjoyment from each viewing.
Hope you enjoy it as much as i have.
But really this is Keaton and Allen' show and they are superb.How many actresses can make Allen look like he's the straight guy ? Diane Keaton can that's for sure.The chemistry between the two is pure magic. This is a film that you can watch over and over again and get as much enjoyment from each viewing.
Hope you enjoy it as much as i have.
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A Perfect Murder Mystery
tI have watched this Film many times and still find it enjoyable. It's a Murder Mystery with comic overtones, a great Cast ,
Woody Allen is perfectly matched with Diane Keaton... Read more
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Published 6 months ago by Mrs. Patricia A. Forde
3.0 out of 5 stars
A clever Mystery .. and a little uncertainty
Very quick delivery, and excellent comedy/suspense film with interesting information on the sleeve but a slight worry because on the first playing, it "stuck" a few times as if... Read more
Published 8 months ago by William Pierce
5.0 out of 5 stars
Allen & Keaton = Cinematic Magic
I love this film: it's funny, it's clever, it's terrific fun from start to finish. For me, this is the last really good Allen film; he seems to have lost his way of late, and... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Swanson
1.0 out of 5 stars
Begins Promisingly, Irritating After 45 Minutes..
Somehow I missed this one until I was recently researching films of my favorite actors. Wow! Diane Keaton and Woody Allen together again! Highly reviewed by Amazonians. Read more
Published 9 months ago by brian
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great film
This DVD arrived in good time.
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The film is great, set in a rich Manhattan apartment block and the rest of the... Read more
There are no director or trailer reviews on this one
The film is great, set in a rich Manhattan apartment block and the rest of the... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Bev, London
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not the best Allen but well worth an evening at home
Typical dry, neurotic Woody Allen humor mixed with a convoluted but quite original thriller plot. keaton is the real protagonist here, a woman who is so bored with her own life... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Marco Carnovale
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent this is Woody Allen as you imagine him
Excellent this is Woody Allen as you imagine him, funny , clever, mischeveous sensitive, I have long been a fan of Woody Allen and because of the sheer number of films he has... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Yorama
4.0 out of 5 stars
Allen and Keaton Reunited
Woody Allen's 1993 film Manhattan Murder Mystery does not, for me, rank with his very best work, but is nevertheless extremely enjoyable with some typically great Allen one-liners... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Keith M
5.0 out of 5 stars
Woody Allen's mystery
SAFE READING - NO SPOILERS
I have been a great fan of Woody Allen from his stand-up days; the neurotic, inept and socially unsophisticated Jewish character he plays (and... Read more
I have been a great fan of Woody Allen from his stand-up days; the neurotic, inept and socially unsophisticated Jewish character he plays (and... Read more
Published 20 months ago by RR Waller
5.0 out of 5 stars
Pure Woody Allen
This is a typical Woody Allen film, perhaps utterly typical like no other of his movies. If that makes sense ... !? From the start to the end is a joy and a pleasure. Read more
Published on 7 Jan 2011 by Dr John N Sutherland
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