Mini-Review: One of Allen's many love letters to NYC, the Gershwin score and B&W cinematography are beautiful. The acting is natural on all parts and the complex relationships are believable. Whereas Annie Hall looked at how difficult it can be to build a perfect partnership, Manhattan flips the idea on its head and explores the idea of happiness being the single most important part of forming a lasting bond. Kinetic, charming and warm, this is a Woody that is less pessimistic and comes out more likable.

Mini-Review: This film moved me in a way that very few ever have. I can understand some of the criticism, but for me everything clicked. Hugh Jackman has never delivered a more powerful performance and the script is as heartbreaking as it is uplifting. Not to mention the sountrack! Take a step back and see it for the fantasy it is; a love story told in separate multiverses from the reality the characters live in... A simple tale of devotion and loss told in marvelous fashion.