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Title: Woody Allen light...very very light!
Review: Woody Allen, because of his great talents as a moviemaker and artist, long ago moved on from portraying short, schleppy, not very attractive New York Jewish guys living out their private fantasies on film.Billy Crystal is so self-absorbed that he can not get away from this genre, e.g., When Harry Met Sally, City Slickers. The only thing missing from this horribly trite movie is the tall Midwestern blonde as Crystal's love object. Rent The Heartbreak Kid (1972) starring Charles Grodin and Cybill Shepherd, to see a somewhat similar theme but better in every way, writing, directing, acting, character players.For me, the only redeeming feature of this movie was the luminous Debra Winger. Ms. Winger, many years after her brilliant performance in An Officer and a Gentleman is still a delight to watch.This movie is neither romance nor comedy. It is truly forgettable and my guess is that in a few more years it will be forgotten.
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