That was an excellent one.

Charming and brutal

Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

Lenny Weinrib (Woody Allen) is a NYC sportswriter. His curator wife Amanda (Helena Bonham Carter) pushes him to adopt. Over the years, their marriage hits a valley. Lenny finds little Max to be exceptionally brilliant and becomes obsessed with finding his biological mother. He finds that she is call girl and porn star Linda Ash (Mira Sorvino). While Amanda slowly drifts towards Jerry Bender (Peter Weller), Lenny tries to fix Linda's life and even sets her up with former boxer Kevin (Michael Rapaport). Throughout the movie, there is a Greek chorus which comments and interacts with the story.This is a fun little comedy highlighted by the high-nasal-voiced Sorvino. It's a brilliant hilarious character. She has never been funnier since. She is the embodiment of the hooker with a heart of gold. I'm not as enamored with the Greek chorus. They land a few jokes but they mostly take up space. This is generally fun and light which comes mostly from Sorvino.

Maybe not among his best films but is definitely among the better ones since Husbands and Wives. There are a few shortcomings here and there, the film does lose its momentum at times, there is a lack of chemistry between Allen and Helena Bonham-Carter, Bonham-Carter is a little stiff with an accent that can falter and while the Greek chorus is a great idea and are a lot of fun and at least serve a purpose sometimes it did feel like they were being overused. However, Mighty Aphrodite is a beautiful film to look at with sumptuous settings and cinematography and fitting costumes(apart from the slightly dishcloth-like ones for the Greek Chorus), not surprising as nearly all Allen's films are very well-made with some having some interesting images. The music is also very catchy while the script- very Woody Allen in style- is snappy and has a perfect balance of bawdy comedy that provides a lot of laughs and tragic drama which gives the film heart and poignancy. The story does a very good job at this also, it's fun and good-natured but it doesn't undermine the tragedy one bit. And it does fine with developing its characters who are neurotic(a deliberate choice that is often done by Allen, anyone who has seen an Allen film before should have no problem with this) but real and well-rounded. Woody Allen directs assuredly and gives a performance that shows great comic timing and is somewhat charming. He is well-matched by Mira Sorvino who has never been better and for me gave the best performance of the film, the chemistry between them was believable. The supporting cast are equally great, especially F. Murray Abraham and Jack Warden. Overall, while not among the finest from Allen Mighty Aphrodite is still a very good film and well worth the viewing. 8/10 Bethany Cox

I really live some of Woody Allen's films, which are laugh out funny, or great. Others I really don't like. They are talkative, and boring if you're not in the mood.Mighty Aphrodite is a mixed blessing. The best are just great, but I'm afraid to say I think the film sometimes loses grip. It's a typical Allen film, with the annoyingly talkative Allen interrupting the women in his life, and this has a drive that many loves.I've got a trouble with the start, which is dull. The Greek choir in the beginning feels quasi cultural, and too often it takes over. Then the film loses momentum, even if there sometimes are funny parts. The plot is good, and Mira Sorvino went away with an Oscar for her role as the hooker. Some scenes are hilarious, and Allen at his bestI'll end the review with one of the great lines from the film, from Linda Ash: - You didn't want a blow job, so the least thing I could do was buying you a tie!If you want to check out Allen's best, they are "Loved and death", "Small time crooks", "Annie Hall" and "Match point".

Woody Allen stars in his latest picture that he also wrote and direct as Lenny, a New York sportswriter bored by his wife and attracted to a hooker that happens to be the mother-though she doesn't know it-of his adopted son in this film,Mighty Aphrodite.Together in the cast with Allen are Woody Allen,Mira Sorvino,Helena Bonham Carter,Michael Rapaport and F. Murray Abraham.Lenny is trapped in a bad marriage to high-strung art dealer Amanda, but he finds solace in his relationship with his adopted young son. Indeed, he grows so fond of the boy that he decides to track down the boy's real mother, expecting to discover a brilliant professional. Instead, he finds Linda, a ditzy prostitute and porno star who mingles casual vulgarity with disarming innocence. Despite his initial disillusionment, Lenny soon develops a fondness for Linda and decides to play matchmaker, setting her up with a handsome young boxer who is equally good-hearted and scatterbrained. While the contrast between the free-spirited Linda and the uptight Lenny provides the bulk of the laughs, hints of Allen's more literary humor are also present, particularly in the scenes involving a roaming Greek chorus commenting upon Lenny's fate.This is a surprisingly sweet and brilliant film with great performances particularly that from Mira Sorvino,who portrayed a bubble-headed hooker and porn star.It has a nice combination of smart comedy and some of wacky energy.It is a delight to watch.