Sweet and Lowdown

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Woody Allen’s most conventional picture in years is being touted as a

real return to form, and I suppose that’s true. His previous effort, Celebrity, was the worst Woody since Mighty Aphrodite (and probably longer than that), so Sweet and Lowdown certainly looks good in comparison. I have to admit, though, that I enjoyed the playful Everyone Says I Love You and the feisty, combative Deconstructing Harry

enough to rate them more highly despite the fact that the auteur was

shamelessly pillaging his own back catalog on both occasions.

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