You can make it big-time in Manhattan, because living there is not a big deal. It's a place where you can find yourself challenging the status-quo, because there's no time to lose - instead youshould be outdoing yourself at every turn. Let's just say Isaac Newton is a writer, a divorced New-yorker - as we can see him in the movie - who one day wakes up with an unrelenting need for writing abook about his love for New-York. Or maybe even give a side-long glance to his ex-wife, who later in life discovers about her sexuality and moves out with her new girlfriend. But something is missinghere! You know how they say it's good to shake up one's perspectives once in a while so I think we really need to flavor this intelligent story with some juicy swag and give this wonderful couple a son.Here we are - now we have a typical Manhattan family on one end, and some eccentric movie characters on the other. The outer appearance of this family's portrayal does not seem simple at all, it'sneither traditional or modest, but this does not render this people sensitive or delicate. Soon enough Isaac comes to an idea that life is not long enough to suffer so he puts everything on hold, quitshis job and becomes head-over-heels for a 17 year-old, regarding him being twice the age. This life brings him on the verge of hypocrisy and lies that leads him astray to have an affair with his bestfriends' wife, named "Marry the trouble".
The director makes it clear that time changes people, and implies that it's enough for one person's mistakes to change other people's lives. By changes theauthor gives the viewers cues about how fast one can be transformed into something else. During frenetic 96 minutes we look at black-and-white Manhattan, and enjoy Gershwin. Meantime, it'scrystal-clear Woody Allen wants everyone to see how cheesy our problems are sometimes, he suggests that every challenge might be faced in a calm manner, rather than being anxious while struggling the battles....
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