A mild mannered film critic is dumped by his wife and his ego is crushed. His hero persona is the tough guy played by Humphrey Bogart in many of his movies and the apparition of Bogart begins showing up to give him advice. With the encouragement of his two married friends, he actually tries dating again, with less than satisfactory results, until he relaxes.... (Full plot summary below)
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A mild mannered film critic is dumped by his wife and his ego is crushed. His hero persona is the tough guy played by Humphrey Bogart in many of his movies and the apparition of Bogart begins showing up to give him advice. With the encouragement of his two married friends, he actually tries dating again, with less than satisfactory results, until he relaxes.
Leave your thoughts about Play It Again, Sam.
| IdentityTheoryMatthew SorrentoApart from its fantastic elements, Woody's script of Sam finds a deft blend of the comic and romantic. |
| The New York TimesVincent CanbyEven when he's not in an anarchic mood, Woody Allen is still the funniest neurotic in American movies today and Play It Again, Sam, directed by Herbert Ross from Allen's screenplay, will probably remain the funniest new movie around this summer until another Allen work shows up. |
| EmpireDavid ParkinsonWoody's neuroses are still gloriously present, and the whole thing is made accessible by Herbert Ross' dynamic direction. |
| Tim Dirks' The Greatest FilmsTim DirksPlay It Again, Sam (1972) concerns neurotic San Francisco film critic and fanatical movie buff, Allan Felix (Woody Allen). |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertMaybe the movie has too much coherence, and the plot is too predictable; that's a weakness of films based on well-made Broadway plays. Still, that's hardly a serious complaint about something as funny as Play It Again, Sam. |
| Juicy CerebellumAlex SandellI was laughing so hard, it was difficult to breathe. |
| The SpectatorChristopher HudsonPlay It Again, Sam, is another demonstration of the comedian's self-obsessed, self-abusive humour. It is almost continuously funny in a brittle way. But the sour, allusive, intellectual witticisms begin to lose their pith |
| Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)Ken HankeIt's not bad, but Woody is definitely better at directing himself. |
| CinePassionFernando F. CroceThe cinephile's dilemma (i.e., the "watcher" versus the "doer"), with a nifty central gag |
| Time OutDerek AdamsThe working out of the parallels with Casablanca are masterly, and there are plenty of good sight gags and one-liners. |
