There is no doubt that Woody Allen's love affair with Manhattan and New York City exists to this day. Although Woody Allen's New York City is different from the rest of the world, he's the neurotic Brooklyn Jewish intellectual cerebral writer, director, and actor who gets the best looking girlfriends to ease his insecurities. In this film, he is seeing a teenage high school drama student played by Mariel Hemingway (she deserved her Academy Award nomination for best supporting actress here). Isaac divorced his second wife, Jill, or she divorced him and left him for a woman. Jill is played by Meryl Streep. Despite a small role, Streep is brilliant. Jill is writing a book about their marriage which doesn't go over so well for Isaac. His best friends and couple, Yale and Emily, are having problems. Yale is having an affair with Mary, (played by Diane Keaton) and Emily doesn't know anything about it. If you've ever watched Woody Allen movies, you will understand this film. It's shot beautifully in black and white in widescreen cinematography and utilizes the Gershwin score of music to highlight the city and the film. Sometimes, I think the music is the star of this film. It highlights the city in it's glory, beauty, and charm.
Review of Manhattan
