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Anything Else (2003)

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Reviews Counted:129

Fresh:52

Rotten:77

Average Rating:5.1/10

Consensus: Too many elements from better Woody Allen films are being recycled here.

Runtime: 1 hr 49 mins

Genre: Comedies

US Box Office: $3,135,535

Synopsis: Jason Biggs and Christina Ricci star as a mismatched couple in Woody Allen's funny and well-made romantic comedy ANYTHING ELSE. Biggs plays Jerry Falk, a young comedy writer looking to make it big,... Jason Biggs and Christina Ricci star as a mismatched couple in Woody Allen's funny and well-made romantic comedy ANYTHING ELSE. Biggs plays Jerry Falk, a young comedy writer looking to make it big, while Ricci is Amanda, a self-absorbed free spirit whom men go wild for. They fall for each other instantly near the beginning of the film, then spend the rest of the movie trying to work out their very complex and complicated relationship, especially after her mother (Stockard Channing) moves in to their small apartment to live with them. With echoes of such classic Allen fare as ANNIE HALL, ANYTHING ELSE is a lighthearted look at young love in the Big Apple. Allen himself stars as David Dobel, an older comedy writer who mentors Jerry, often on walks through Central Park, but it seems that Dobel has a bit of an anger management problem. Once again, New York City is virtually a character unto itself, as Allen includes scenes in such Gotham places as the Village Vanguard jazz club, Isabella's restaurant, Roosevelt Island, Sheepshead Bay, and the Quad Cinema. Good supporting work is turned in by Danny DeVito as Falk's manager. The soundtrack includes songs by Billie Holiday, Ravi Shankar, Teddy Wilson, Lester Young, Moby, and Diana Krall, who appears in the film. [More]

Starring: Jason Biggs, Christina Ricci, Stockard Channing, Danny DeVito

Starring: Jason Biggs, Christina Ricci, Stockard Channing, Danny DeVito, Jimmy Fallon, Woody Allen, Fisher Stevens, Adrian Grenier, Diana Krall

Director: Woody Allen

Director: Woody Allen
Screenwriter: Woody Allen
Producer: Letty Aronson
Studio: DreamWorks Distribution LLC

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"Anything Else" represents low ebb for the comic filmmaker famous for transmuting the work of Ingmar Bergman into New York centric comedies full of neurosis based humor.

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04/19/09
Cole Smithey
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11/01/07
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David Ansen
Newsweek
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08/07/04
Matthew Turner
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08/07/04
Peter Rainer
Peter Rainer
New York Magazine

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07/30/04
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Woody Allen tries to extend the shelf-life of his screen persona by hiring a younger, more marketable actor

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07/29/04
Wendy Ide
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07/12/04
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(...) Valía la pena seguir esperando la siguiente película de Allen; después de Anything Else no estoy tan seguro de ello.

Full Review Source: Uruguay Total | comment Comment
06/22/04
Enrique Buchichio
Enrique Buchichio
Uruguay Total

The trouble is, Biggs is not nearly as good at this kind of role as Allen. For that matter, Allen is not very convincing as a gun-toting survivalist, either.

Full Review Source: Laramie Movie Scope | comment Comment
01/17/04
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope

The script is quite entertaining as it plays with the idea of writing and artistic creation. But the plot itself is mildly annoying and seriously dull.

Full Review Source: Shadows on the Wall | comment Comment
01/16/04
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

Seria ótimo se Allen passasse a dedicar mais tempo ao desenvolvimento de suas idéias. É melhor ver um bom filme a cada dois ou três anos do que sofrer uma decepção todo ano.

Full Review Source: Cinema em Cena | comment Comment
01/05/04
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

A return to form for Woody Allen.

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01/05/04
Mark Robison
Mark Robison
Reno Gazette-Journal

[O]ne can’t imagine someone encountering this as their first Woody Allen film and understanding why many... think he’s one of the great comedy filmmakers of all time.

Full Review Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette | comment Comment
01/01/04
Daniel M. Kimmel
Daniel M. Kimmel
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
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12/27/03
Denver Post
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Is it the most irritating movie of the year? Heck, yes.

Full Review Source: Eclipse Magazine | comment Comment
11/19/03
Michelle Alexandria
Michelle Alexandria
Eclipse Magazine

Part of the appeal is that the creep-out factor has been excised -- namely, Allen's tendency to cast himself as elderly nebbishes who prove to be irresistible to young women.

Full Review Source: Creative Loafing | comment Comment
11/10/03
Matt Brunson
Matt Brunson
Creative Loafing

None of this adds up to much of a movie; it's more like a filmed hodgepodge of not-fully- thought-out ideas and one-liners and small shards of jaundiced polemic.

Full Review Source: New York Observer | comment Comment
10/16/03
Rex Reed
Rex Reed
New York Observer
 
 
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