This is the movie that decided it for me - I am not a Woody Allen fan, nor will I ever be. The use of the Greek Chorus was meaningless, superlative and completely at odds with the rest of the film. This seemed to me to be yet another vehicle for Allen's "therapy via widescreen" existence. Why do all his films leave us feeling like we've intimately witnessed a day in Woody Allen's life? I would prefer if he had cast someone other than himself in the lead - so we may at least be distracted from the directorial techniques, or lack thereof in this particular film, and instead focus on the message he was trying to convey. Though, if someone figures out what that was - please let me know. I'm also trying to figure out why Mira Sorvino won best actress. I found her acting in this film to be annoying and unrealistic (although it's hard to be realistic in a contrived atmosphere surrounded by surreal wailing Greeks). Oh please! Definitely 1/10.
Review of Mighty Aphrodite
