Woody Allen is 'Uncool Hand Virgil', 16 Feb 2001

The film follows his lives, his loves, his stays in prison, and his poor spelling of the word 'Gun'.

The film has been described as Allen's 'Cool hand Luke' but the Jewish psychotic juxtaposed against Newman's cool White Anglo Saxon provides much of the film's comedy.

One of Allen's great assets was his ability to write classic one liners and this movie does not disappoint. Memorable lines such as, "The prisoners were fed one hot meal per day: a bowl of steam" run throughout the whole film. Another classic moment is when he says of his future wife on first meeting her, "after half an hour, I completely gave up the idea of snatching her purse."

If you want to see one of the wittiest films ever made by one of the wittiest filmmakers of our time, buy this film.

If, for any reason, you can't afford it, write a note to the video store counter staff warning them that you have a 'Gub' and that you aren't afraid to use it!!!

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The one that started it all, 26 Oct 2001

By	Mr. D. Woods "dwoods92" - See all my reviews

Woody's early films relied more on slap-stick than subtlety but he proves equally able with both comic forms, confirming him as a true cinematic genius. 'Take the Money and Run' is a vehicle for Allen's considerable talents really, Janet Margolin and the other actors simply provide him with a foundation to work from.

The script is excellent and many scenes remain memorable, (take the one where Woody is playing cello in a marching band and the bank hold-up using an illegible note). The directing is raw and rough but otherwise this is a brilliant work of comic genius.

No Woody Allen fan should be without this.

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