Manhattan

Movie Ranked #900 | 1979 - Comedy, Drama, Romance
The life of a divorced television writer dating a teenage girl is further complicated when he falls in love with his best friend's mistress.
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Best two reviews:
1) TV Guide - Deft comedy set in a neurotic town. People may argue about the relative merits of Annie Hall vis-a-vis Manhattan, which is a better and more fully realized film. By this time Allen had forsworn the glib one-liner and spent more time developing well-rounded characters. (Rating: 100) Read Full Review >
2) Empire - One of Woody's most aesthetically gorgeous films as well as his classic love-hate letter to the city of his soul. (Rating: 100) Read Full Review >

Worst two reviews:
7) Variety - Woody Allen uses New York City as a backdrop for the familiar story of the successful but neurotic urban over-achievers whose relationships always seem to end prematurely. The film is just as much about how wonderful a place the city is to live in as it is about the elusive search for love. (Rating: 70) Read Full Review >
8) Chicago Reader - The script is funny and observant, full of shocks of recognition, but for all his progress as a writer, Allen's direction remains disconcertingly amateurish. Still, it remains perhaps the only film in which Allen has been able to successfully imagine a personality other than his own. (Rating: 60) Read Full Review >
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