A very funny comedy, with a nice romantic touch and a hilarious gimmick (if there's anybody that's the polar opposite of Humphrey Bogart, it's Woody Allen) that is used effectively without wearing out its welcome. The Casablanca references are consistently fantastic, and the twists on some of the lines resulted in big laughs. "I hoped she felt the same way, but all she could talk about was you." "I understand."

This movie shows how hard your life would be if you have Humphrey Bogart as your common sense. When directed by someone else how neurotic the "film" character Woody Allen is hits you like a slap.

It restates the negativeness of the universe. The hideous, lonely emptiness of existence--nothingness--the predicament of man, forced to live in a barren, Godless eternity, like a tiny flame flickering in an immense void--with nothing but waste, horror and degradation--forming a useless, bleak straitjacket in a black, absurd cosmos.

The first Allen penned movie that truly shines. Featuring Keaton and Roberts who later became staples for Allen films. This movie was simply hilarious, and I really have nothing bad to say about it. The imagined conversations with Bogey and his ex-wife are genius.

I must say, I wouldn't mind having Bogart appearing once in a while to give me advice as well.

This is probably Allen's best pre-Annie Hall film. It has a few of the corny one liners that litter most of his earlier movies, but they work alright here. They're sparse enough and funny enough not to get annoying. It doesn't hurt that I'm a little bit in love with Diane Keaton in this movie, too.

Allen is fucking adorable. I love the scene where he's trying to impress his blind date. "I love the rain. It washes memories off the sidewalk of life." *Cue awkward silence*

Some hilarious moments but the direction is a little pedestrian and awkward.

Woody Allen movies are a lot of fun even when he's not directing

There's some good laughs here, although on average the gags aren't as clever or sophisticated as Allen's best. Still, an enjoyable light comedy.

If Woody was behind the camera this could’ve been an all timer. He probably wouldn’t have used the Bogart thing cuz that shit was a little awkward at times. Still very funny. Sorry folks “You have the most eyes I’ve ever seen on a person”

Very funny. Contains many good scenes of Woody Allen accidentally smashing shit and/or making a mess. Jerry Lacy should've won the Oscar for playing Bogart. Many say that Herbert Ross' direction is indistinguishable from Woody's typical style, but I was able to appreciate the score during the frenzied airport scene at the end as something the Woodman himself would probably never do.

"Here's Looking At You, Kid."

This very much has the feel of an Allen film despite Ross directing it, with Woody playing the lead role and writing the screenplay based on his Broadway play. The trio of Allen, Keaton (she seems so you young in this, probably because she is) and Roberts is very charming and humorous (as they are in 'Annie Hall'). Some of Allen's physical humour is particularly good and as always his film references are poignant and hilarious. Surprisingly, the Bogart character does not come across as gimmicky.

I didn't watch casablanca. I wish i have known this movie was too much invested on that

Too evidently a converted play, with an endless procession of one-liners (like Woody doing stand-up at home). Also, his energetic approach seems at odds with the material. Anyone who really was that messed-up would come across like the Suicide Lady in the art gallery; he's all too transparently putting on an act, so in the end none of it rings true. I must say though that Keaton gave a nicely restrained performance, mercifully free of her usual schtick. Oh yeah, and Rev Trask was good too. :)

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Funny. And a bit creepy.

Maybe the original Nice Guy Syndrome film? Found the social awkwardness/Humphrey Bogart parody really funny at times though.

I honestly could have done without the Humphrey Bogart stuff.

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Great dialogue and decent physical comedy. The Casablanca references are well-timed and the Bogart inclusion works wonderfully. As always, Woody takes some introspective looks at masculinity and pokes plenty of harsh jabs at himself. The end of the film certainly holds the most emotion and packs a hefty punch.

Sometimes funny, but mostly just awkward instead. The fantasy aspect isn't strong enough to overcome the frequent missteps. At least it spared us the horrifying sight of Humphrey Bogart watching Woody Allen have sex.

90

Whether it's the writing or Allen's delivery, probably a combination of both, this was hilarious and right up there with his best.

Very funny movie; struggeles of recently divorced Newyorker.. Casablanca as in inspiration to the character Woody Allen plays.

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The direction is a bit awkward but the film is so funny that I don't really care. It's also surprisingly sweet.

Funny comedy, interesting gimmick, odd moral, kind of weird ending.

Jeez, I was laughing like mad. One of the funniest comedies with useless, sad Woody.

Fun with Woody.

Someone else did the heavy lifting, as Woody was mostly busy ghettoizing himself to groucho marxist anarchic comedies at the time, but a great indicator of the type of film Woody went on to direct himself. There's a whole lot of gutspilling and heartwrenching going on between and during the laughs, always unexpected from any era of comedy. An impressive little movie.

I don't know if it's because I haven't seen a classic Woody Allen film in long while or what but I loved this. Very quotable with a lot of laugh out loud scenarios. Many might find the physical comedy corny and it's not as witty as some of his better works but the Humphrey Bogart gimmick is funny as hell and the interplay between Keaton and Allen is great.

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Awesome - but not as funny as love and death or sleeper. Favourite line - it's from the Casablanca, it's the line I always wanted to say.

Good movie, but Woody Allen's shtick is a little excessive for my modern eye.

Yet another quality Woody Allen film. It's crammed with a hundred jokes that are great and quotable and features Woody's best leading lady in another great role. So many hilarious scenes and situations and whoever the guy is that was cast as Bogart did a fantastic job.

Surprisingly flat in the early sections, but it settles into some good territory.

Woody Allen at his best. "Play it again, Sam" is the highroad, and Allen drives ferrociously with an unreal pace. His flair for intertextual references is more out in the open, obviously worshipping Casablanca, making this film a tour-de-force in Allen's capabilities in forming both idea, script and subject matter.

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The best of Woody's "early, funny" ones. (2 times)

Sweet, effective comedy.

Very funny and actually quite sweet for a Woody Allen movie. Intensely quotable, too.

An early Woody Allen romantic comedy from his series of movies about relationships. It is not as intelligent and insightful as his later masterpieces, but nevertheless an enjoyable piece.

Good Movie

As a massive Bogart fan, this was a must to own. But that quirky idea aside, I'm not a Woody Allen fan.

Charming.

One of Woody's very best films. Though he wrote it (it's an adaptation of his Broadway play), oddly enough he didn't direct it. This was the beginning of a long & fruitful work/personal relationship with Diane Keaton.

Funny without being extremely over-the-top the whole way through.

It is unmistakably one of Woody's finest. At once hillarious and touching, and much more subtle than any of his films of that early period.