Thematically this is full of disjointed exploration, and for this reason it left many unanswered questions. It was fairly short, but still seemed to drag a little (probably because it was confusing, and a mess at times). The camera work was first rate in parts, a little flat in others. All in all this was interesting in parts, but highly skippable as a whole. I also got the feeling that this was a cheap homage to the work of Franz Kafka.

Offbeat, unpredictable Allen film that is little more than an exercise in expressionistic visual stylings. Although reminiscent of a silent film, Carlo DiPalma's black-and-white cinematography is stunning. Several stars appear briefly throughout this extremely unfocused comedy.

What I wouldn't give to have Jodie Foster lick my nipple. $700 easy. Great character actors given two tons of bit parts. But cinematography was flat and gives B&W a bad name. Camerawork was painfully mismanaged: I wanted to throttle my TV at one point. All its quaint eccentricities are drowned out by dime store philosophy.

Nice atmospheric Woody Allen film.

The film is spectacularly beautiful, all murk and mystery. The astonishing black and white photography is by Carlo Di Palma, and the claustrophobic sets are by Santo Loquasto. Allen explores mob psychology, personal fear, and the search for inner strength in this brave and masterful tribute to German Expressionistic cinema.

Lots of hate for this around these parts, but the cast is fantastic, the throwback cinematography spot-on, and the script is philosophically dense. Funny, too.

A decent movie with a pretty big cast. The whole thing seemed very quirky to me, and Woody Allen did a good job of providing that with his character. I felt like the film tried to delve deeper into philosophy, but maybe not enough.

Good acting (except for Woody Allen), production design and cinematography but the story (what there is of one) is all over the place. Rips off Kafka, Fritz Lang and M, Scorsese's After Hours and still manages to be dull. The humor, what there is of it, involves Allen making some tired self deprecating comment. More plot, less fog please.

Nicely shot, lots of great actors and a handful of very good scenes. But the movie was dragged down by its lack of any compelling plot points. A visually interesting movie with a severely lacking script.

Pretty bland, if you ask me. The story is pretty stupid and forgettable. That wouldn't matter if the story were funny, but it's not. I have an instinctive distaste for Mia Farrow, which doesn't help things either. Whatever Allen is doing in this film, I'm not that interested.

My least favorite Woody Allen.

Underappreciated ode to expressionism.

The most underrated Woody Allen movie in my humble opinion.

The film is full of sharp dialog and wit, with plenty of non-sequiturs ("So you're a sword-swallower, huh? What happens if you get the hic-ups?") that all make it trademark Woody Allen. The cinematography is also of note, shot in a crisp black and white with brilliant, elaborate set pieces. A thoroughly entertaining homage to German Expressionism and the likes of Fritz Lang.