Barbara Shulgasser Common Sense Media Dec 2, 2025 2/5

This is a weak little whisper of a movie in which Woody Allen steals from his own previous, better movies.

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Kaleem Aftab The List Apr 22, 2019 3/5

It's another rendition of "Play it Again, Woody." Which is no bad thing.

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Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com Apr 19, 2009 C-

"Anything Else" represents low ebb for the comic filmmaker famous for transmuting the work of Ingmar Bergman into New York centric comedies full of neurosis based humor.

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David Ansen Newsweek Nov 1, 2007

The anxiety-ridden New York milieu, the Billie Holiday songs, the shrink jokes are familiar, but this time we see it all played out by a new generation.

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James Verniere Boston Herald Jul 16, 2005 3.5/4

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Tony Medley tonymedley.com Oct 7, 2004 2/10

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Matthew Turner ViewLondon Aug 7, 2004 3/5

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Daniel Kasman d+kaz. intelligent movie reviews Aug 7, 2004 C

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Wendy Ide The Times (UK) Jul 29, 2004

Woody Allen tries to extend the shelf-life of his screen persona by hiring a younger, more marketable actor

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Enrique Buchichio Uruguay Total Jun 22, 2004 2/5

(...) Valía la pena seguir esperando la siguiente película de Allen; después de Anything Else no estoy tan seguro de ello.

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Robert Roten Laramie Movie Scope Jan 17, 2004 C

The trouble is, Biggs is not nearly as good at this kind of role as Allen. For that matter, Allen is not very convincing as a gun-toting survivalist, either.

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Rich Cline Shadows on the Wall Jan 16, 2004 2.5/5

The script is quite entertaining as it plays with the idea of writing and artistic creation. But the plot itself is mildly annoying and seriously dull.

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Pablo Villaça Cinema em Cena Jan 5, 2004 3/5

Seria ótimo se Allen passasse a dedicar mais tempo ao desenvolvimento de suas idéias. É melhor ver um bom filme a cada dois ou três anos do que sofrer uma decepção todo ano.

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Mark Robison Reno Gazette-Journal Jan 5, 2004 B

A return to form for Woody Allen.

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Daniel M. Kimmel Worcester Telegram & Gazette Jan 1, 2004 2/5

[O]ne can't imagine someone encountering this as their first Woody Allen film and understanding why many... think he's one of the great comedy filmmakers of all time.

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Michelle Alexandria Eclipse Magazine Nov 19, 2003 F

Is it the most irritating movie of the year? Heck, yes.

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Matt Brunson Creative Loafing Nov 10, 2003 3/4

Part of the appeal is that the creep-out factor has been excised -- namely, Allen's tendency to cast himself as elderly nebbishes who prove to be irresistible to young women.

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Rex Reed Observer Oct 16, 2003

None of this adds up to much of a movie; it's more like a filmed hodgepodge of not-fully- thought-out ideas and one-liners and small shards of jaundiced polemic.

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Andrew Sarris Observer Oct 9, 2003

Curiously, Jason Biggs and Christina Ricci come out better than I imagined after being compelled to play out the movie's sadomasochistic tag line.

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Christopher Smith Bangor Daily News (Maine) Oct 9, 2003 B+

Filled with the sort of sharp, dirty laughs and biting observations on life, love and sex for which the director, in his youth, was once fearlessly known.

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