Another fall, another movie from the Woodman. Shot in black and white and filled with about bigname stars, Celebrity is welcome return to oldschool Allen, his first really good film since 1994s Bullets Over Broadway. Its about time. Branagh quickly finds himself caught up in the mystique and romanticism of the celebrity lifestyle and does his best to worm his way in. Without the stupid camera tricksdream sequences Deconstructing Harry, singing members Everyone Says Love You, and Greek choruses Mighty Aphrodite, its easy to rediscover everyone and myself likes Woody so much.

Worst of all, many jokes fall flat, and others just miss on their timing. No matter, because on the whole, Celebrity is quite funny and is simply an amazing sendup of the stars it frames. Of course, you have to wonder if Leo got the joke. Hail to the king, baby.. The cinematic layout of the scenes is not up to Allens usual perfectionism, either. Another fall, another movie from the Woodman. Shot in black and white and filled with about bigname stars, Celebrity is welcome return to oldschool Allen, his first really good film since 1994s Bullets Over Broadway. Its about time.

Worst of all, many jokes fall flat, and others just miss on their timing. No matter, because on the whole, Celebrity is quite funny and is simply an amazing sendup of the stars it frames. Of course, you have to wonder if Leo got the joke. Hail to the king, baby.. The cinematic layout of the scenes is not up to Allens usual perfectionism, either. In some ways this is an updating of both Manhattan and Crimes and Misdemeanors, and its cautionary message about whats wrong with society is curiously appropriate for millennium audience.

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