Manhattan Murder Mystery (Allen, 1993): David Lean Cinema, 2pm
This is a 35mm presentation.Time Out review:
Like the Bob Hope movies which it alludes to, Manhattan Murder Mystery
is as light and brazenly generic as Woody Allen's early work. As a result, it
is both unusually insubstantial, and, at least in the second half,
extremely funny. Hope-like in his panicky cowardice, Larry worries not
only about the feelings of his wife Carol (Diane Keaton, refreshing) for his
old friend Ted (Alan Alda), but about her determination to investigate the
death of a neighbour. At first, Larry thinks Carol is fantasising, but
then he starts to witness strange events. Cue to a fast, ramshackle,
thrill comedy as entertaining as it is removed from the realities of
contemporary New York. A movie inspired by movie escapism. Minor, but
surprisingly, almost defiantly upbeat.
Geoff Andrew
Here (and above) is the trailer.
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