As a tragedian, Allen is still stuck in some sort of high school classroom, cribbing the form, but never the substance, of vaunted classics.

Woody Alton's films alternate between the comic, in which he himself stars, and the serious and even solemn, which he does not Crimes and Misdemeanors successfully combines both styles.

It is both a civilised comedy with iron in its soul and a serious examination of our inner fears that also manages to be very funny.

There's a lot to laugh about…buts it’s a defense mechanism against the demolishing pessimism. [Full review in Spanish]