
Lenny and Amanda have an adopted son Max who turns out to be brilliant. Lenny becomes obsessed with finding Max's real parents because he believes that they too must be brilliant. When he finds that Linda Ash is Max' real mother, Lenny is disappointed. Linda is a prostitute and porn star. On top of that, she is quite possibly the dumbest person Lenny has ever met. Interwoven is a Greek chorus linking the story with the story of Oedipus.... (Full plot summary below)
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Lenny and Amanda have an adopted son Max who turns out to be brilliant. Lenny becomes obsessed with finding Max's real parents because he believes that they too must be brilliant. When he finds that Linda Ash is Max' real mother, Lenny is disappointed. Linda is a prostitute and porn star. On top of that, she is quite possibly the dumbest person Lenny has ever met. Interwoven is a Greek chorus linking the story with the story of Oedipus.
Leave your thoughts about Mighty Aphrodite.
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe movie reveals its serious undertones (with commentary by the Greek chorus, which occasionally breaks into song and dance) while at the same time developing a plot that lends itself to slapstick. |
| San Francisco ChronicleLeah GarchikWoody Allen's incredible wit is at the heart of all that's wonderful in Mighty Aphrodite, and Woody Allen's incredible ego is at the core of its major flaw. |
| ReelViewsJames BerardinelliAllen appears determined to craft a motion picture that can be laughed at without plumbing any especially deep neuroses of the human condition. |
| San Francisco ExaminerBarbara ShulgasserIt was only natural that Allen would eventually have to make a Greek drama. |
| VarietyTodd McCarthyA zippy, frothy confection that emerges as agreeable middle-range Woody. |
| The New York TimesElvis MitchellA sketchy trifle that is sporadically amusing but also off-putting around the edges. |
| Washington PostHal HinsonIt's a mixed bag--deftly and hilariously philosophical in some places, deeply disengaged and prosaic in others. |
| ReelTalk Movie ReviewsBetty Jo Tucker'Mighty Aphrodite' only occasionally sparkles with witty dialogue reminiscent of Allen's earlier films, and that's not enough to resurrect the old Woody Allen magic. |
| USA TodayMike ClarkAllen's connective scenes are slack and barely functional, and even his asides lack bite. |
| The New YorkerAnthony LaneIt treads enjoyably over old ground, and it has a surprisingly foul mouth, though rather than cruising along with the ease of Allen's best work it tends to hobble, and it closes in a flurry of undecided endings. |