Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Alan Alda

A middle-aged couple suspects foul play when their neighbor's wife suddenly drops dead.

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PG, 1 hr. 48 min.

Directed by: Woody Allen

Release Date: August 18, 1993

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DVD Release Date: December 15, 1998

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  • September 28, 2009
    Allen and Keaton still have excellent chemistry as Mr. and Mrs. Lipton! Each is worried the other is falling for someone else though. They meet Mr. and Mrs. House, a neighboring older couple down the hall. Shortly after, Mrs. House is dead. Keaton immediately begins suspectin...( read more)g that something is not right with Mr. House's way of going on with his life. Allen's delivery of one liners and neurotic manner serve him well, since he wants nothing to do with inventing elaborate explanations for how Mrs. House might really have died. The Lipton's mutual friend, Ted, played by Alda is Keaton's confidant. Keaton and Alda, who is a writer and fancies himself a kind of Humphrey Bogart, have vivid imaginations and find it thrilling in this part of their lives to play detectives. Well, it is not all in Keaton's head. Huston is another writer who is having a book published by Allen and on a double date she too helps figure out how to catch the murderer. Jerry Adler as Mr. House channels Raymond Burr from Rear Window well. It is obvious with one Woody Allen picture after another that he loves and respects other classic filmmakers!
  • April 24, 2009
    ''Claustrophia and a dead body - this is a neurotic's jackpot''

    A middle-aged couple suspects foul play when their neighbor's wife suddenly drops dead.

    REVIEW

    Nice re-pairing of one of cinema's bes...( read more)t comedy duos, has great location shooting, an amazing visual ending and some of Allen's best one liners. Alan Alda and Angelica Huston provide feisty support, especially Alda, who's quite playful here. While this is basically a long running gag about being nosy and suspicious, there is an undercurrent of seriousness below the goofy parts about growing older and livening up the duller routines of life. While it's not recommended to spy on your neighbors to see if they're killers or not, having an adventure with the person you've been married to a long time is something to consider; be it just around the corner or somewhere unfamiliar. That aside, this is a lively counterpart to Allen's previous Husbands and Wives, which was filled with bitterness inside its rich comic moments, as well as a pleasant diversion. It's really refreshing seeing Allen and Keaton together as a lovable couple, with no one cheating on each other, although a few slight scenes do discuss some hidden jealousies and insecurities. Keaton has some of her best bits being a snoop here and this may qualify as one of her better comic roles. Plus she always has the best clothes. Only she could carry off that wardrobe of hers. Look briefly for that Zach actor from Scrubs in a very small scene as the couple's son. You might blink and miss him.
  • January 31, 2009
    Couple find themsleves in a murder mystery. Good cast.
  • April 20, 2008
    bad. dumb.
  • January 20, 2008
    Allen's tribute to Sir. Alfred Hitchcock and the Mystery/Thriller genre itself. Fun and endlessly entertaining as expected, but also incredibly and surprinsingly thrilling and exciting as an actual thriller. The Allen-Keaton dynamic and chemistry is, even in their 50's of 60's, a...( read more) big part of the film's fun. Also Zach Braff's first real acting job, age 18, as the Liptons' son, Nick.
  • October 8, 2009
    It's a nice mystery film with a great cast but I couldn't help it: at some point, I thought Diane Keaton was getting really annoying. Otherwise, I don't really have any complaints to make. As usual, plenty of laughs awaits you.
  • September 18, 2009
    Suspenseful and thrilling with an awesome and fun script, but with the same cute and intelligent touch you can find in every Woody Allen film.

    77/100
  • July 12, 2009
    I actually really liked it, especially because Woody Allen takes Diane Keaton back in
  • May 13, 2009
    A highly amusing and at times genuinely thrilling genre picture from Woody Allen.
  • May 10, 2009
    great 1990s allan film, and again great use of diane keaton, as the two play husband and wife who suspect there next door neighbour is a killer and killed his recently dead wife, full of allan wit, hes great here, and the two work a treat together,

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  • Xenoside4life
    April 11, 2007
    was zach braff in this?
  • davew41
    February 5, 2007
    An underated, fun, woody film...Match Point meets Love and Death

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