What can I say about Woody Allen movies? Some people love them, some people loathe them, and others would like them if that nervous fella wasn't always in them. A lot of people would characterize Annie Hall as the best Woody Allen flick, even though Woody basically plays himself in it (and every other movie since then, come to think of it.) I thought the way he wrote the relationship between Alvy and Annie was brilliant, and so was his entire spin on relationships, that "they're totally irrational, and crazy, and absurd, and... but, uh, I guess we keep goin' through it because, uh, most of us... need the eggs." I suppose if you haven't seen the movie, that makes no sense, but that's just one of many great lines in it.
Annie Hall is one of the truest, most bittersweet romances on film. In it, Allen plays a thinly disguised version of himself: Alvy Singer, a successful--if neurotic--television comedian living in Manhattan. Annie (the wholesomely luminous Dianne Keaton) is a Midwestern transplant who dabbles in photography and sings in small clubs. When the two meet, the sparks are immediate--if repressed. The relationship arcs, as does Annie's growing desire for independence. It quickly becomes clear that the two are on separate tracks, as what was once endearing becomes annoying. Annie Hall embraces Allen's central themes--his love affair with New York (and hatred of Los Angeles), how impossible relationships are, and his fear of death. But their balance is just right, the chemistry between Allen's worry-wart Alvy and Keaton's gangly, loopy Annie is one of the screen's best pairings.Annie Hall was nominated for five Oscars and won four, including Best Picture.
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