Title: Above Par
Product review: All in all a brave concept, Allen manaages to pull it off somewhat. Unfortunately, the song and dance numbers seemed too numerous to allow the plot to move efficiently. Whenever the film needed to get on with the story, it would pause for a song break. Adding to the problems, Allen's screen partner Natasha Lyonne, who plays DJ, is not quite up to the challenge. I constantly found myself watching Natasha instead of DJ, and that spells trouble. Without plausible surroundings, one ends up realizing that they're watching Woody Allen instead of Joe, and that spells disaster. Still, the supporting performances were fine for the most part (especially Tim Roth and Alan Alda), and one must admire Allen for reaching back for a slice of a simpler, happier time. All in all, recommmendable, but certainly not among Allen's finer works.
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