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Deconstructing Harry (1997)

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Reviews Counted:32

Fresh:22

Rotten:10

Average Rating:7.1/10

Runtime: 1 hr 36 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Upon returning in glory to the college from which he was expelled, sexually voracious and dyspeptic writer Harry Block can find no companions for his trip--except, that is, for a hooker he's hired.... Upon returning in glory to the college from which he was expelled, sexually voracious and dyspeptic writer Harry Block can find no companions for his trip--except, that is, for a hooker he's hired. The trouble with Harry, as it were, is that he's alienated everyone in his life, from a string of wives and psychotherapists to all his living relatives, by rehashing their dirty little secrets in his fatuous, mean-spirited writing. A new height of self-loathing for introspective auteur Allen, who meditates upon a self-reflection theme based on Bergman's WILD STRAWBERRIES. [More]

Starring: Woody Allen, Judy Davis, Kirstie Alley, Richard Benjamin

Starring: Woody Allen, Judy Davis, Kirstie Alley, Richard Benjamin, Elisabeth Shue, Robin Williams, Billy Crystal, Mariel Hemingway, Amy Irving, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Julie Kavner, Stanley Tucci, Demi Moore, Eric Bogosian, Caroline Aaron, Bob Balaban, Hazelle Goodman, Henry Goodman, Eric Lloyd, Tobey Maguire

Director: Woody Allen

Director: Woody Allen
Screenwriter: Woody Allen
Producer: Jean Doumanian

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May 26, 1998

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A slightly unpleasant and shocking film.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
01/17/03
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

Too bad it is difficult to really care about what is going on since such a thoroughly unpleasant character is at the center.

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03/31/09
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

Certainly a mark above Allen's most recent works--it's refreshing to see an artist spreading his wings this wide.

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01/01/00
David Luty
David Luty
Film Journal International

Woody Allen’s most foul-mouthed effort to date . . .

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01/26/04
James O'Ehley
James O'Ehley
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La historia es maravillosa.

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08/31/01
Alex Ramirez
Alex Ramirez
Cinenganos

The lightweight story eventually runs out of gas and stops, but it provides little to take away other than some fleeting humor.

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01/01/00
Steve Rhodes
Steve Rhodes
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By turns clever, devestating, bitter and delightful, this challenging piece of work is easily one of Allen's most mature efforts to date.

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06/23/02
James Sanford
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette

The film is worth seeing only for Woody's acerbic one-liners.

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01/01/00
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Woody Allen não é só um cineasta de extrema cultura e de um timing cômico irrepreensível. Ele é, antes de tudo, um dos mais talentosos roteiristas que o Cinema já produziu.

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05/31/02
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

The dialogue lacks snap, and Allen-the-actor's comic timing seems a beat off.

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Susan Wloszczyna
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