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Article: Manhattan Murder Mystery.
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- National Review
- Article date:
- September 20, 1993
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Woody Allen's latest, Manhattan Murder Mystery, was made under crisis conditions; intended for Mia Farrow, it was hastily readjusted for Diane Keaton. One could make excuses, but an artist such as Allen fancies himself to be doesn't accept special pleading. Life is always difficult; making a movie is not a burden, but a respite.
If ever a picture seemed improvised, slapped together, disrespectful of the demands of the medium, this is it. Written by Allen with his off-and-on collaborator Marshall Brickman, it concerns a nice, civilized Manhattan couple who become involved with their immediate neighbors, the Houses. When Mrs. House dies the very next day, Carol ...