This is a funny and intelligent picture. Kenneth Brannagh, who usually puts me to sleep, is shockingly good here. You think that he is Woody standing there and doing his usual shtick. Judy Davis is also very good, as are the other leads and cameos. This picture sheds light on the empty adulation of celebrities that has become second nature to Americans. This brings me back to Brannagh, I just can't stop being amazed at this performance, which brings out all the neurotic desperation, fear of death and ultimate sadness which underlies Woody Allen's comedies and perhaps all great comedies. The photography and the direction is terrific, I caught echoes of Manhattan, Stardust Memories and even Annie Hall; somehow it just works and doesn't seem at all redundant. This film is a little gem.
