I wasn’t sure if this was a shooting script or post production (the title didn’t say) – but it includes all those “hi” “ok” “how are you” bits that were in the film. Indeed, this is a strikingly flabby, long script with some really clunky dialogue. Young people talking about opera, unconvincing discussions about business. If it was from a first time writer I imagine the studios would justifiably want it given a solid edit. They’d also note it rips off Crimes and Misdemeanours a lot. But it was from Woody Allen – and the result was one of the biggest hits of his career.
It’s still not a bad story – the central theme about the importance of luck is an intriguing one (interesting Woody thinks about this as he’s one of the hardest working filmmakers in the world today, all about work, work, work – but he’s received a due amount of good and bad luck in his life). Allen succeeds in getting into the skin of Chris, the tormented tennis pro, and Nola, the crazy, sexy aspiring actress (a number of variations of her have appeared in his scripts over the years). A decent work, which was filmed and acted very well, but not a masterpiece.
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