"Crimes and Misdemeanors" is perhaps Woody Allen's most ambitious film, and not his most successful. Though it was a substantial critical and popular hit, I found it rather dreary and ineffectual. It's a self-conscious exploration of morality, of whether belief in God or in humanist choices are incompatible, and whether dark crimes — big and small — can weigh down our souls like anchors in the ocean.
Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
"Crimes and Misdemeanors" is perhaps Woody Allen's most ambitious film, and not his most successful. Though it was a substantial critical and popular hit, I found it rather dreary and ineffectual. It's a self-conscious exploration of morality, of whether belief in God or in humanist choices are incompatible, and whether dark crimes — big and small — can weigh down our souls like anchors in the ocean.