-Contains some mild spoilers-
Whether or not you like this movie seems to hinge entirely on whether you're a fan of Woody Allen's neurotic stand-up persona. I'm a casual fan so I thought it was alright. Nothing horribly wrong with the movie except for that stupid mime. When he get's what's coming to him towards the end of the movie I came close to standing up and cheering, and the lighthearted glory of that moment almost made up for the soul-grating awfulness of every other moment the mime is on screen, which is too significant to discount. Also it feels about ten minutes too long, even for its short length; the movie mainly focuses on Allen and Middler's relationship, and the chemistry between them is perfectly adequate for an old stereotypical Jew-y couple, but the cycle of love and hate between them goes on for too long.
Whether or not you like this movie seems to hinge entirely on whether you're a fan of Woody Allen's neurotic stand-up persona. I'm a casual fan so I thought it was alright. Nothing horribly wrong with the movie except for that stupid mime. When he get's what's coming to him towards the end of the movie I came close to standing up and cheering, and the lighthearted glory of that moment almost made up for the soul-grating awfulness of every other moment the mime is on screen, which is too significant to discount. Also it feels about ten minutes too long, even for its short length; the movie mainly focuses on Allen and Middler's relationship, and the chemistry between them is perfectly adequate for an old stereotypical Jew-y couple, but the cycle of love and hate between them goes on for too long.