It's pure pleasure to welcome back the crack comic team of Woody Allen and Diane Keaton for the first time since the 70s. But look for
Manhattan Murder Mystery to be underrated as a trifle. In the context of Allen's career, it cuts deeper. Few people realize that the Oscar-winning
Annie Hall, Allen and Keaton's most popular film, was planned as a mystery. The first title was
Anhedonia, a melancholic condition that still afflicts Allen. For all the giddy romantic fun,
Mystery is a strange hybrid