Allen's script is generally amateurish and devoid of much life or feeling.

| Mar 5, 2021

Older kids may like this Woody Allen comedy.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 28, 2010

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 20, 2008

| Original Score: 2/4 | Dec 27, 2007

Like a Swiss clock, Allen is the only American director who makes a film every year, but chronic fatigue and lack of inspiration seem to have taken over his work, as this retro comedy, using the old conceit of hypnosis, shows.

| Original Score: C+ | Jun 6, 2006

Woody Allen cooks up an easy-going little swindle comedy, not too far off from his last film Small Time Crooks.

| May 26, 2006

| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 1, 2003

Dilogos sem graa em um filme sem ritmo. Um dos mais fracos do diretor.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 25, 2003

Full Review | Original Score: 1.5/4 | May 20, 2003

A little Woody goes a long way. His cloying nebbishness gets old quickly, though he does have a singular wit and some kind of indefinable charm.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 19, 2003

'The old joke of Woody as irresistible romantic lead has gone from funny, to discomforting, to pitiable.'

| Jan 3, 2003

Is it funny? Yeah, kinda. But somehow it doesn't all come together. It's not that the material is lacking, but, incredibly for an Allen picture, that the delivery is off-kilter.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Dec 23, 2002

| Original Score: D- | Dec 17, 2002

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 7, 2002

So devoid of wit, vigour or interest that it's hard not to wonder if the former Allan Konigsberg has finally lost his touch.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Nov 19, 2002

This isn't vintage Woody -- we haven't seen that since, oh, Hannah and Her Sisters -- but it's good enough.

| Oct 21, 2002

Mr. Allen asks the audience to believe that an irresistible sexual tension arises out of the oil-and-vinegar combination of Betty Ann and C.W.; instead, they look and sound utterly uncomfortable together.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Oct 15, 2002

Allen made funnier films when he thought he was Ingmar Bergman.

Full Review | Original Score: 1/4 | Aug 16, 2002

The movie has an odd feeling, both lush and listless. It's enough to make us believe Allen's comic batteries need recharging.

Full Review | Original Score: C+ | Aug 9, 2002

...plods along with all the verve and inspiration of a contractual obligation.

Full Review | Jun 21, 2002