Manhattan Murder Mystery

Terrific divertimento. Allusions to Raymond Chandler/Billy Wilder's Double Indemnity, Lady from Shanghai and the old Powell-Myrna Loy Thin Man series apt and well taken. Nevertheless, others seem to have missed the suspense influence from the Hitchcock Dial M for Murder. In it, Ray Milland is in an apartment of a suspected killer (if memory serves). Meanwhile, the absent killer (was it John Williams?) seems to have forgotten something and decides to return. The suspense only increases as Milland, unaware of this, continues to search. The scene in the neighbor's apartment that Keaton enters illicitly, while he decides to return, is an allusion to this and equally mesmerizing and derivative. All in all, a most entertaining, albeit lesser film by the great auteur and inheritor of the work of his predecessors. I hope he keeps them coming. David

really Bad acting in this mediocre movie. The storyline is so thin I think it's got anorectic, must be one of his worst films. I got so bored watching this film, my girlfriend fell asleep. We usually love Allen's films, but this is crap. I feel dizzy now. Think I need to sleep. Or watch something more stimulating at least. O.k. I must write more about how bad Woody Allen's acting is. So over the top. I want to hurt him.

This is a brilliantly witty movie and some of the dialogue and acting is sparkling, but it also suffers from the occassional lag and at times my interest waned. However, the gems of neurosis that fall from Woody's lips make the rest of the ride worthwhile in this entertaining and engaging piece of light comedy. My vote - a strong 7/10 (almost an eight)

Gave it a go but it was just boring. I used to like Woody Allen films but since Radio Days from 1987 there have been lots of films but not much quality. Not terrible but not what his films used to be.

Okey, you know the plot since you probalary have been reading through all the user comments to get to mine...but still I'll go through it again: The Liptons think their neighbour is a killer (that was painless, wasn't it?) I first watched this this movie LATE one night, an now I alway watch it late at night, don't know why though...it's probalary because some of the movie(the best bits) are set at night, and with Woody's directing watching it at night you feel as though you're IN the movie! Also watching it at night gives another effect it's more scary. At first it seems like a relatible, funny movie, but when the actions heats up it's pretty scary!! It's just such a thrilling movie, so greatly made (his best movie!) Favourite Moment: When their stuck in the elevator!! SEE IT!!!!

I loved this movie, it's so funny! You can laugh, and laugh, and laugh. I don't really like Woody Alen, but here he is great! I loved that scene when they're calling the guy pretending they are his mistress and mess up the tapes. I give it 9 in 10.

I agree with those who love this movie. It is my favorite of his, and I love most of his films. But what nobody has yet singled out is that Diane Keaton in this movie gives the best female comic performance of the 90s. The way she pops off lines like "Forget the police, Larry. They're red tape. This is _my_ case" and "I'm gonna have Ted run a check on that" captures everything that men find exasperating but endlessly attractive about women. Anjelica Huston gives a star turn and Alan Alda could not be more appealing. Of course Woody saves himself some of the best lines in his entire oeuvre. It's one of my all-time faves.