The working out of the parallels with Casablanca are masterly, and there are plenty of good sight gags and one-liners.

Maybe the movie has too much coherence, and the plot is too predictable; that's a weakness of films based on well-made Broadway plays. Still, that's hardly a serious complaint about something as funny as Play It Again, Sam."

This is very much one of Allen's earlier, funnier films.

“I’m turning into an aspirin junkie. Next thing you know, I’ll be boiling the cotton at the top of the bottle to get the extra.” That’s one of the opening salvos in this hilarious comedy starring Woody Allen and Humphrey Bogart (well, sort of).