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Play It Again Sam [1972]
from Paramount Home Entertainment
starring Woody Allen, Viva, Diane Keaton, Susan Anspach, Tony Roberts
directed by Herbert Ross

Features:

• PAL

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• Some classic moments
  This film is not my favourite Woody Allen by any chalk, but it has some priceless moments. There is certainly enough here to keep people interested if you're in the right mood, although some of it does creep towards navel gazing.
  For me this is Woody Allen just about the right side of too much self regarding. Parts of it work brilliantly, so if you like his wit, or particularly relate to Humphrey Bogart, watch it.

• One of the best of the early funny ones
  Although not technically a definitive Woody Allen film, given that he didn't actually direct it, Play It Again Sam is, nevertheless, very much the formation of the Woody Allen style that would develop throughout the rest of the 1970's. Here you can see definite shades of Annie Hall, Hannah and her Sisters and Manhattan starting to come to fruition, both in the writing and the story development, and also in the characterisation. This is really the best place to start for those new to Allen's particular blend... more info

• Gentle hilarity
  One of Woody's best. An `homage' to Bogart and based on his own stage play. Woody's character, Alan Felix, struggles comically to cope with the break-up of his marriage, assisted by his close friends Dick and Linda Christie (Tony Roberts and Diane Keaton). They set him up on blind-dates which always end in disaster and give Woody an opportunity to display some of his best comic business. Never was a vinyl-LP flung across a room with so much accuracy or embarrassment, nor was a salad ever tossed so... more info

• Top 5 Woody Allen
  It has almost been forgotten that this film was not directed by Woody Allen - but this makes no difference it is still one of his greatest films.
  We start the film with Allan Felix (Allen) watching Casablanca in the Cinema and feebly impersonating Bogart as he leaves the Cinema. The film proceeds with an imaginary Bogart advising Allan on how to deal with Women. Allan as you would expect is pretty hopeless!
  This film is consistently funny with the blind date scene being one of the greatest comedy... more info

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