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Manhattan Murder Mystery

1993

Woody Allen

Diane Keaton, Woody Allen, Alan Alda, Anjelica Huston ...

7.8

45,945

Comedy. Mystery Carol Lipton (Diane Keaton) suspects that her aged neighbor Paul House (Jerry Adler) has murdered his wife, found dead seemingly due to a heart attack. Her husband Larry (Woody Allen) thinks she’s paranoid and tries to get the idea out of her head; but Carol is determined to find out more about her neighbor and decides to follow him with the help of Ted (Alan Alda), a friend of the couple who’s always fancied her.

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"Allen and Keaton are playing clones of the characters they played in 'Annie Hall' (...) Their dialogue is pure Allen, and elevates the material to a sort of ironic commentary on itself (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Todd McCarthy Variety	"Light, insubstantial and utterly devoid of the heavier themes Allen has grappled with in most of his recent outings (...) Pic can be forgotten as easily as it can be digested."	NEU
United States	Janet Maslin The New York Times	"Although 'Manhattan Murder Mystery' struggles with its own contrivances, it achieves a gentle, nostalgic grace and a hint of un-self-conscious wisdom."	POS
United Kingdom	Barry McIlheney Empire	"While relatively enjoyable and amusing, the acting begins to grate as the married couple bicker constantly (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"Allen's readiness to step on a laugh in favor of feeling may cost him at the box office. But in this time of private hell and public scorn, it will help him endure."	POS
United Kingdom	Geoff Andrew Time Out	"As light and brazenly generic as Allen's early work. As a result, it is both unusually insubstantial, and, at least in the second half, extremely funny."	NEU
United States	Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly	"[It] is successful lightweight Woody (...) This mischievous satirical thriller makes no great claims for itself, and that’s part of its offhand charm."	POS
United States	Desson Thomson The Washington Post	"It has effortlessly funny appeal. Almost intentionally imperfect, it's a tossed-off sketch of a thing, intended to lightly engage and no more."	NEU
United States	Scott MacDonald AV Club	"Woody has never been particularly great in the story department, but 'Manhattan Murder Mystery' has one of his most satisfyingly worked out plots, both narratively and thematically."	POS
United States	Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader	"Woody Allen's welcome return (...) happily coincided with a return to Diane Keaton as his leading lady, and she deftly steals the show"	POS

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