Synopsis
A neurotic film critic obsessed with the movie Casablanca (1942) attempts to get over his wife leaving him by dating again with the help of a married couple and his illusory idol, Humphrey Bogart.
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Cast
- Woody AllenAllan Felix
- Diane KeatonLinda Christie
- Tony RobertsDick Christie
- Jerry LacyHumphrey Bogart
- Susan AnspachNancy
- Jennifer SaltSharon Lake
- Joy BangJulie
- VivaJennifer
- Susanne ZenorDiscotheque Girl
- Diana DavilaMuseum Girl
Recommendations
- 88
Chicago Tribune
Slick adaptation of Woody Allen's play. - 80
The New York Times
Even when he's not in an anarchic mood, Woody Allen is still the funniest neurotic in American movies today and Play It Again, Sam, directed by Herbert Ross from Allen's screenplay, will probably remain the funniest new movie around this summer until another Allen work shows up. - 80
Empire
Woody's neuroses are still gloriously present, and the whole thing is made accessible by Herbert Ross' dynamic direction. - 80
Time Out
Allen's neurosis is not to everyone's taste, but this movie - based on his own stage play about a film critic with seduction problems who takes Bogart as a role model - shows him at his best, exploring the gap between movie escapism and reality. - 75
Chicago Sun-Times
Maybe the movie has too much coherence, and the plot is too predictable; that's a weakness of films based on well-made Broadway plays. Still, that's hardly a serious complaint about something as funny as Play It Again, Sam. - 75
TV Guide Magazine
A true film buff's film about a film buff. - 70
Variety
The placid direction of Herbert Ross keeps Allen in the spotlight for some good laughs, several chuckles and many smiles. - 70
Los Angeles Times
It's a satisfying comedy in which the humor actually develops from character rather than plot. [15 Mar 1987, p.5]
