Another Woody Allen flick. A lot darker than a lot of his other films, which is not a bad thing. It's part of the reason why Allen is great. He makes films he wants to make and tells stories that intrigue him. He seeks and finds the ultimate peculiarities and weak points of seemingly strong characters (and not-so-strong characters) and manipulates them.Seems to be a theme going through this little project (especially as of late): Good vs. bad. The duality of man and all that jazz. Is mankind generally evil because it does evil things or can live with doing evil things. Isn't remorse and conscience what separates us from the dolphins and apes? Isn't it why Raskolnikov being plagued by his actions makes sense?
Allen paints a dark picture of humanity: That a person most capable of love is also capable of a heinous murder and, several months later, be no worse for the wear.
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