Due to the personal problems between Woody Allen and Mia Farrow at the time of production, it was Diane Keaton who was cast in Mia's place to reunite with the Woodster and it's good to see the two of them together once again in this very entertainingly offbeat comedy tale. I couldn't imagine anyone but Diane Keaton in this part. Keaton plays a bored housewife living in her New York City apartment building with husband Allen who becomes convinced that an elderly neighbor has just killed his wife and is trying to get away with it. She turns amateur detective and tries to enlist her doubting husband to little avail, but gains an enthusiastic partner in one of Woody's best friends (Alan Alda). Interesting, with a real feel for New York City, and Anjelica Huston on hand to eventually get involved in all the spying and trap-setting. It may even be the one time I've found her physically appealing. *** out of ****
Review of Manhattan Murder Mystery
