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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.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for a scene of drug use and some sexual references

Runtime: 1 hr 49 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Sep 19, 2003 Limited

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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Want to see an actor do a bad Woody Allen impression? Cast him in the Woody Allen part in a Woody Allen-written movie.

Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | comment Comment
09/18/03
Jeff Strickler
Jeff Strickler
Minneapolis Star Tribune

Not nearly as many laughs as it gamely tries for.

Full Review Source: Christian Science Monitor | comment Comment
09/18/03
David Sterritt
David Sterritt
Christian Science Monitor

It's one of the best, most smoothly executed Woody Allen movies in recent years.

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
09/18/03
Michael Wilmington
Michael Wilmington
Chicago Tribune
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Brutally overlong.

Full Review Source: USA Today | comment Comment
09/18/03
Mike Clark
Mike Clark
USA Today
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Biggs may have the comically compulsive anxiety thing down pat, but he just doesn't have the screen presence to make it compelling — especially when breaking the fourth wall to talk to the audience.

Full Review Source: SPLICEDWire | comment Comment
09/17/03
Rob Blackwelder
Rob Blackwelder
SPLICEDWire

surprisingly relaxed

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
09/17/03
Chris Barsanti
Chris Barsanti
Filmcritic.com

With every recycled piece of business -- which is to say, every scene in Anything Else -- the distance widens between Allen and the elusive audience he pessimistically chases.

Full Review Source: Entertainment Weekly | comment Comment
09/17/03
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Lisa Schwarzbaum
Entertainment Weekly
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A satiric, sentimenatal and satisfying throwback to Allen's heyday of Annie Hall, Manhattan and Stardust Memories.

Full Review Source: NY Rock | comment Comment
09/17/03
Spyder Darling
Spyder Darling
NY Rock

At 108 minutes, Anything Else is one of Allen’s longest and most disorganized films.

Full Review Source: East Hampton Independent | comment Comment
09/16/03
Ben Kenigsberg
Ben Kenigsberg
East Hampton Independent

This effort can't really be called a success, but it does have several funny and charming moments.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
09/16/03
Ethan Alter
Ethan Alter
Film Journal International

Anything Else is easily one of the funniest movies of the year.

Full Review Source: MovieMartyr.com | comment Comment
09/16/03
Jeremy Heilman
Jeremy Heilman
MovieMartyr.com

This semi-autobiographical pic is not among Allen's best, but is worth your time for the gags that do work.

Full Review Source: Compuserve | comment Comment
09/15/03
Harvey S. Karten
Harvey S. Karten
Compuserve

... beautiful piece of work.

Full Review Source: Ebert & Roeper | comment Comment
09/15/03
Richard Roeper
Richard Roeper
Ebert & Roeper
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09/09/03
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Because Allen hasn't lost his knack for slapstick with a sting, Anything Else hits its mark more often than not.

Full Review Source: Rolling Stone | comment Comment
09/08/03
Peter Travers
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone
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Surprisingly uneven for a filmmaker whose movies are generally tight, crisp productions.

Full Review Source: Planet Sick-Boy | comment Comment
09/05/03
Jon Popick
Jon Popick
Planet Sick-Boy

There is nothing to set this work apart from any number of mediocre Allen films.

Full Review Source: Dallas Observer | comment Comment
09/01/03
Jean Oppenheimer
Jean Oppenheimer
Dallas Observer
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The younger casting brings a freshness to the material and, with Allen as the weird mentor, there are plenty of laughs, even if the pacing's slow and the running time over-extended.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
08/28/03
David Stratton
David Stratton
Variety
 
 
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