The Purple Rose of Cairo - 4.5 stars: A character from a movie and the actor who portrays him vie for the affections of a married woman. Are you kidding me? What a great plot. What great movie-making! Clever, creative - pure fun! I can't believe I'd never even heard of this great picture. Now I know why Jeff Daniels' Purple Rose Theatre in Chelsea is called The Purple Rose. He's great here in two roles. Danny Aiello also does his thing very well as Mia Farrow's husband. Good stuff -- lots of plot twists and surprises.
Manhattan - 1 .5 star : And the full star is just because Mariel Hemingway is so cute. I know it has nothing to do with the movie directly, but I just can't get past seeing old Woody with such a young girl, especially with him talking about the morality of it! Ugh. But even worse than that is ... this is one dull movie. Booooorrrrriiiiinnnnnnnnnnng.
Manhattan - 1 .5 star : And the full star is just because Mariel Hemingway is so cute. I know it has nothing to do with the movie directly, but I just can't get past seeing old Woody with such a young girl, especially with him talking about the morality of it! Ugh. But even worse than that is ... this is one dull movie. Booooorrrrriiiiinnnnnnnnnnng.