This is another comedy about Broadway actors. It stars one of my all time favorite people, John Cusack, which made me rent it despite the fact that it was written and directed by Woody Allen. I have not yet seen a movie by him that I have loved. This one got closer than most.John Cusack is a playwright in the 20s who is trying to get his original script produced on the Great White Way. The only way he can come up with the money is by striking a deal with the local mob boss. Of course that comes with strings. In this case, the string is Jennifer Tilly, the boss' chorus line girlfriend who wants to be a real actress. She is accompanied by Cheech, the bodyguard who would rather be playing craps. Cusack's character really develops a crisis of faith when Cheech turns out to be a better writer, punching up the script into a hit. He also has to deal with his infatuation with his narcissistic leading lady who hates the second female lead's chihuahua, his leading man is a compulsive eater, and he finds out his girlfriend is sleeping with his best friend.
There are some very funny parts to it but overall, it just fell a little flat for me. It didn't seem like it really came together as a whole, although I did like the overall premise that the difference between a writer and an artist is the lengths to which one will go to see their work done right.
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