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Anything Else (2003)

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Reviews Counted: 128 Fresh: 52  Rotten:76 Average Rating: 5.2/10
 
Consensus: Too many elements from better Woody Allen films are being recycled here. Too many elements from better Woody Allen films are being recycled here. more
 
Runtime: 1 hr 49 mins
Synopsis:
Jason Biggs and Christina Ricci star as a mismatched couple in Woody Allen's funny and well-made romantic comedy ANYTHING ELSE. Biggs plays Jerry Falk, a young comedy writer looking to make it big, while Ricci is Amanda, a self-absorbed free spirit whom men go wild for. They fall for each other... [More]
Jason Biggs and Christina Ricci star as a mismatched couple in Woody Allen's funny and well-made romantic comedy ANYTHING ELSE. Biggs plays Jerry Falk, a young comedy writer looking to make it big, while Ricci is Amanda, a self-absorbed free spirit whom men go wild for. They fall for each other instantly near the beginning of the film, then spend the rest of the movie trying to work out their very complex and complicated relationship, especially after her mother (Stockard Channing) moves in to their small apartment to live with them. With echoes of such classic Allen fare as ANNIE HALL, ANYTHING ELSE is a lighthearted look at young love in the Big Apple. Allen himself stars as David Dobel, an older comedy writer who mentors Jerry, often on walks through Central Park, but it seems that Dobel has a bit of an anger management problem. Once again, New York City is virtually a character unto itself, as Allen includes scenes in such Gotham places as the Village Vanguard jazz club, Isabella's restaurant, Roosevelt Island, Sheepshead Bay, and the Quad Cinema. Good supporting work is turned in by Danny DeVito as Falk's manager. The soundtrack includes songs by Billie Holiday, Ravi Shankar, Teddy Wilson, Lester Young, Moby, and Diana Krall, who appears in the film. [Less]

Genre: Comedies

Starring: Jason Biggs, Christina Ricci, Stockard Channing, Danny DeVito, Jimmy Fallon

Director: Woody Allen
Screenwriter: Woody Allen
Producer: Letty Aronson

DVD Info

Release:

Nov 12, 2004

[DVD Details]

DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35
  • Single Layer

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono - English

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07/30/04 08:23 AM
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Woody Allen tries to extend the shelf-life of his screen persona by hiring a younger, more marketable actor

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07/29/04 06:32 AM
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The script is quite entertaining as it plays with the idea of writing and artistic creation. But the plot itself is mildly annoying and seriously dull.

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08/07/04 09:07 AM
Peter Rainer
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(...) Valía la pena seguir esperando la siguiente película de Allen; después de Anything Else no estoy tan seguro de ello.

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06/22/04 10:08 PM
Enrique Buchichio
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The trouble is, Biggs is not nearly as good at this kind of role as Allen. For that matter, Allen is not very convincing as a gun-toting survivalist, either.

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01/17/04 11:13 AM
Robert Roten
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Seria ótimo se Allen passasse a dedicar mais tempo ao desenvolvimento de suas idéias. É melhor ver um bom filme a cada dois ou três anos do que sofrer uma decepção todo ano.

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01/05/04 08:41 PM
Pablo Villaca
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A return to form for Woody Allen.

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01/05/04 07:30 PM
Mark Robison
Reno Gazette-Journal
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[O]ne can’t imagine someone encountering this as their first Woody Allen film and understanding why many... think he’s one of the great comedy filmmakers of all time.

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01/01/04 01:25 PM
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12/27/03 08:06 AM
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Is it the most irritating movie of the year? Heck, yes.

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11/19/03 02:58 PM
Michelle Alexandria
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Part of the appeal is that the creep-out factor has been excised -- namely, Allen's tendency to cast himself as elderly nebbishes who prove to be irresistible to young women.

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11/10/03 03:03 PM
Matt Brunson
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None of this adds up to much of a movie; it's more like a filmed hodgepodge of not-fully- thought-out ideas and one-liners and small shards of jaundiced polemic.

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10/16/03 09:48 PM
Rex Reed
New York Observer
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