Manhattan Murder Mystery (1993)

Manhattan Murder Mystery: Directed by Woody Allen. With Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Jerry Adler, Lynn Cohen. A middle-aged couple suspects foul play when their neighbor’s wife suddenly drops dead.

“In Manhattan, Carol (Diane Keaton) and her husband Larry Lipton (Woody Allen) are coming home late night when they meet their next door neighbors Lillian (Lynn Cohen) and Paul House (Jerry Adler) in the elevator. Lillian and Paul invite their neighbors to drink coffee with them in their apartment and Lillian shows her treadmill to Carol and Paul shows his collection of stamps to Larry. While drinking coffee, the elderly couple tells that they have been married for twenty-eight years and they have a twin tomb in the cemetery. Lillian tells that she is in good shape and uses her treadmill everyday.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOn the next night, Carol and Larry go to see The Flying Dutchman in the theater and when they come back home, they learn that Lillian has died of heart attack. A couple of days later, Carol and Larry meet Paul on the street and Carol believes he is too perky for a widower that has just lost his beloved wife. When Carol accidentally finds an urn with Lillianu0026#39;s ashes in Paulu0026#39;s kitchen, she suspects that Paul has killed Lillian and comments with her friend Ted (Alan Alda). They decide to investigate her neighbor and Carol steals the keys of Paulu0026#39;s apartment from the super. She finds that Paul will travel to Paris and not to Caribbean as he had told to Larry and she, with a woman called Helen Moss. When Carol sees by chance Lillian alive in a bus, her curiosity increases and she decides to go further in her investigation.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eYesterday I was setting in order and cleaning my films on the shelf, and I decided to see again the VHS u0026quot;Manhattan Murder Mysteryu0026quot;. Last time I saw this film was in the 90u0026#39;s and I did not recall the story in details. Woody Allen is one of my favorite directors and actor, and that is the reason why I do not dare to say that this film is one of his best films because I love practically all his filmography.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eu0026quot;Manhattan Murder Mysteryu0026quot; has mystery, suspense and the refined and witty humor typical from Woody Allen. One of my favorite moments is when Larry compares the need to Carol returning to her shrink with a GMu0026#39;s recall. Another very funny moment is when the clumsy Larry plays the wrong tape during the phone conversation with Paul. If the reader wants to spend 104 minutes laughing, watch u0026quot;Manhattan Murder Mysteryu0026quot; since this film is funny even for those that are not fans of Woody Allen. My vote is eight.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eTitle (Brazil):u0026quot;Um Misterioso Assassinato em Manhattanu0026quot; (u0026quot;A Mysterious Murder in Manhattanu0026quot;)u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eNote: On 23 October 2020, I saw this film again.”