Woody Allen

[P_R]

Sweet and Lowdown
Woody makes me likes the films that I am wired to hate.

Music - who me?
Superficial characterization
Half baked character developments
Following the life and quirks of a character who half-delivers on the 'interesting-ness' promise
'I get it, will you move on' level repetition of quirks, lines
A few throwaway good moments do not a movie make
Sudden gag-scenes, enjoyable standalone, but whose feel has nothing to do with that of the rest of the movie

If any other filmmaker who dared put up such an offering - I'd've roundly questioned his right to be continue in the business.
I'd alternate between annoyance of wasting time on a film I didn't "get" and the self-pity of not being able to 'get' them.

But I liked this one.

And it's not like anything has changed. I am likely to react the same way when I see such a movie by someone else.
But this one, I liked.