tugs (07/26/82)
I enjoyed it; I'm quite amazed at how Allen seems to have mellowed out -
there's a certain sense of finally being at peace with the world that
he's been struggling against all his career. The other real surprise for me
is that there almost seems to be a religious sense to some of the picture.
The ending is certainly not the sort of stuff I've come to expect from
New York's funniest existential neurotic, and the whole film seems
enchanted with the richness of nature - of which sex is only a part.
Once again, Gordon Willis' cinematography does wonders visually
complementing (and complimenting) Allen's script and direction - this
film rivals Manhattan for visual beauty.
Hilarious but low-key: maybe Woody Allen's learned that he can get the
same effect with less volume...
Steve Hull
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