Allen serves up a nostalgia that was utterly of its time; he incarnates an idea of the city that, even now, remains as strong as its reality and refracts his disappointed ideals into high existential crises. full review

Manhattan is not just Woody Allen's dream movie. Wistful as it is witty, it's his dream of the movies. full review

Allen has, in black and white, captured the inner beauty that lurks behind the outer layer of dirt and grime in Manhattan. full review

Woody Allen's great leap forward into character development and dramatic integrity. full review

Mr. Allen's progress as one of our major filmmakers is proceeding so rapidly that we who watch him have to pause occasionally to catch our breath. full review

If Manhattan was only a romantic comedy, it would be a very good one, but the fact that the movie has so much more ambition than the 'average' entry into the genre makes it an extraordinary example of the fusion of entertainment and art. full review

Seeing it again I realize it's more subtle, more complex, and not about love, but loss. full review