Maudite Aphrodite

Mighty Aphrodite

Entertaining and funny. But the Wood man struck me as dated and agitating in 2022. (This is 2022...right?) Mira Sorvino was very good but still had the cliché ditz going on. Hardly a Greek drama expert but know enough to get the joke when he's inserting that into the flow. For actors, I'm sure it was good fun to be in a Woody movie.

A couple of people will say this is just a 'typical' Allen flick - they are wrong. When I first saw this, I KILLED myself laughing. In fact, I can honestly say it's one of the funniest Allen flicks I've ever seen. Basically, Allen plays a man looking for the mother of his adopted son, who turns out to be a prostitute played by Mira Sorvino in her best role ever. Woody's character, Lenny, is followed around by a Greek Chorus that comments on his predicament (a la Play it Again, Sam!). In fact, the chorus really gives the movie glue - something that sets it apart from, say, Hollywood Ending. Most of the good lines go to Mira Sorvino, although I got most of my laughs from the chorus. Don't miss out on this one - it's a great intro to Allen's work, and the acting is superb.

The Greek chorus plays an integral role in this movie, but my wife and I both thought the antics of the chorus reminded us of the use of the same type of narration in Robin Hood: Men in Tights. Nonetheless, this is an excellent movie and the chorus really adds spice to the show. There are numerous references to the plays of Sophocles and they really add to the humor of the movie.

This movie, without a doubt, is the best I have ever seen. The ways the plot twists and turns make it painstakingly clear that love is a feeling, not constrained by class or any other absurd social construct. It manages to do so inconspicuously, because you laugh, and laugh, and laugh. Mira Sorvino is incredible in this movie, and absolutely deserves the Oscar for her performance, even though the Academy has fallen in my eyes recently , particularly for their adoration of a specific sinking ship....

the funniest thing in a movie since years - at least as far as i remember - was the use of a "greek chorus" by woody. hilarious! for this idea alone he would deserve all the awards around.

Woody Allen portrays a person of wonderful character that just wants to change a womans life. He wants the actual mother of his adopted son to get what she wants out of life. If you had an adopted child you might want to find out more about their parent/s too! I know I would. Woody Allen is a talented actor and one of my FAVORITES!!!!!

Woody Allen is back again, this time as good as ever. This sure is one of his "funny" movies, and Allen sure knows how what's he's doing. And yes, the movie takes place in New York,but an greek choir has an important place in the movie Allen is great at one-liners, and the dialogue between Lenny (Allen) and Linda (Sorvino) is great to see, Lenny is an educated intellectual while Linda has practically no education at all. Of course that results in misunderstandings, and very funny ones. Helena Bonham Carter plays Lenny's wife, but in some way i think they behave more like old friends then lovers. Mira Sorvino is great here, she makes Linda Ash an unforgetable character. In the end, a very nice little picture that gave me a lot of fun

You have to like Woody Allen's sense of humor in order to enjoy this film. Quirky, neurotic New Yawkers. Fumbling to find sense, meaning in life and love. Good people trying to redeem mistakes and weakness. But it was a light, uplifting film in its own way. And I was delighted to watch this movie on a leisurely weekday afternoon. Mia Sorvino was terrific and there was so much irony in the story that you never knew what could develop next. Much has been said about the use of the Greek chorus. Viewers either loved it or thought it was stupid. I found them mildly annoying, wasn't quite sure what they represented or added to the story. It just seemed to be one of those devices Woody Allen is famous for and I let it go at that.

I loved this film because of Mira Sorvino's voice. She was the antithesis of the Woody Allen woman whereas Helena Bonham Carter was trying too hard to be the generic Woody woman. I believe Mira deserved the Oscar. I thought the Greek chorus was a bit too much and there was a bizarre TV movie-esque plot summary (the scene with Woody and HBC in the cab) that really wasn't necessary. What was that about?