A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy

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dave s Andrew and Adrian (Woody Allen, Mary Steenburgen) are having marital problems, but have invited her cousin, an arrogant intellectual (Jose Ferrer) and his bride-to-be (Mia Farrow) to their country estate to be married. Also invited are Andrew's friend Maxwell (Tony Roberts), an exceptionally horny doctor, and his attractive nurse (Julie Haggerty). The attempted infidelities, failed seductions and broken rendezvous are fun but at times tend to feel a bit slight in Allen's A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy. What makes this worth watching is Allen's direction, which is often nothing short of fantastic – some great tracking shots, plenty of long takes, effective cinematography courtesy of Gordon Willis and some perfectly blocked shots, making it one of Allen's best-looking films. What it may lack in substance, it makes up for in style. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member Just an alright entry from Woody Allen Some of the genius is missing here This does all the laughs he goes for in a visually charming, sweetly paced picture, yet it comes off as a disappointment because he doesn't go for more It just could've been something brighter, funnier and less draggy in spots The cast is good with a lovely time period to draw from Allen should've been more ambitious though Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review robert r Writer/director/performer Woody Allen explores previously fruitful thematic elements in this first of a 13-film-long collaboration between himself and Mia Farrow. However, where other films in that celebrated list — like "Radio Days" & "The Purple Rose Of Cairo" — impressed me greatly, "A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy" greatly disappoints. I'm not sure if it's the stuffiness of the period, the flimsiness of the character work or the oddly placed sci-fi/fantasy(?) elements littered throughout, but I just couldn't invest myself in this narrative. The premise of three couples systematically rendezvousing with one another in secret seems not only like the plot for a decent movie, but an even better one for a Woody Allen movie. In reality, I just didn't care much for any of what was happening in this. Also, I guess Mia Farrow got nominated for a Razzie for her performance? I mean, she's absolutely put forth better work in her career, but, Jesus Christ, it wasn't that bad. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member A lot themes of Allen are in display here. Not a remarkable movie but completely watchable. Highlights: the scenes without cut and the amount of dialogue in them, kitchen joke. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member This is a fine film, well-written, and like Shakespeare's play containing a confusion of lovers and a magic wood. An especially fine performance from Jose Ferrer. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review richard i Put sex in the title and they'll flock to see this weak version of a 1970s 'farce', borrowing bits from Shakespeare to add gravitas. Rated 1.5/5 Stars •  Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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