Interesteg What makes it different from others?

ChicRawIdol A brilliant film that helped define a genre

Bluebell Alcock Ok... Let's be honest. It cannot be the best movie but is quite enjoyable. The movie has the potential to develop a great plot for future movies

Cissy Évelyne It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

lolalaska This was a surprise. A friend taped this from an HBO showing (2007). It is hysterical in a 'Mad Mad Mad Mad World' sort of way. Lots of 'star cameos'; quick references that warrant watching over and over to get them all and to id a few of the cameos. Fran Drescher is a scream. I had never heard of this "it's got Woody Allen in it, but it's not a Woody Allen movie" little number. Very funny, irreverent with great potential to be a cult classic. Difficult to track down for purchase. A must have for the sarcastic at heart. Not for children, however most of the comments and references would fly over the heads of most under about 6-8 with the exception of the classic finger reference.

merklekranz I am a big Woody Allen fan and greatly admire his early films, up to and including Annie Hall. The only two post A.H. films I have enjoyed are "Curse of the Jade Scorpion", and this one, "Picking Up the Pieces". There are moments of the old Woody here that have been missing in many of his more recent efforts. He should venture out of his "New York City comfort zone" more often. The movie is not perfect, and could / will offend some. I really liked the neon lighting, which in no small way reminds me of "Vamp". Do not let the one star ratings steer you away from "Picking Up the Pieces", because it is well worth a peek, and especially for those W.A. fans who yearn for the 1970s Woody. - MERK

EA An Alfonso Arau (Mexican director) film with American characters and in English. Just as ludicrous and circoesk as some of his other works.Love his perceptions and the fun he makes of the Catholic church. Some of the observations are absolutely right on. Others are so ridiculous that they're hysterically funny. Woody Allan was type cast as a murderer who gets away with murder and at the end recaps the whole film and observes that God is probably saying, "F___ it if you can't take a joke." Which might be what the movie is saying too. David Schwimmer - zip nothing Fran Drescher - is an absurd caricature.So it's supposed to be a religious spoof... waste of time and money in my opinion, and there is some humor.

rezmo-mdb Maybe it's just the mood I'm in but after a failed first attempt at viewing this film (lasted about 10 minutes) I just finished seeing the "hole" thing and thought "what a great WA film ala the pre-serious Woody phase that he didn't write! This film was obviously not done with the BIG audience in mind, but out of love for the absurd to a sublime degree. Over the top puns abound in a truly profound way. Like for instance, "You can save your ass, or you can save your soul. But you can't save both. You choose, ass....soul...etc.,etc. I can't believe the many stars in this cast (albeit off-ctr types) did this for the money, so they must have had a blast making it. And c'mon folks, tell me you didn't love to see Kieffer hung up and beaten like a pinata with fireworks going off on his body. I hven't seen cast interviews, so I'm not as informed as some of the commenteers here are, but the overall message (last words of Woody)of this movie is not to be ignored: "f__k em if they can't take a joke". Yeah, the production was cheezy, but it fit so well. The patchwork editing just may have been intentional.... I can easily see how people panned this film. But, no offense intended, maybe you take yourself a bit too seriously.PS: the quip about Jesus' party getting out of hand _was_ Lenny Bruce's comment as stated by Woody in the film.Ahhhhhh