Sleeper (1973)

So for this installment, I, along with some friends, sat down to watch the Woody Allen comedy "Sleeper," starring Woody Allen and Diane Keaton.

I had high expectations for this film, clearly, with two big-name leads. Woody Allen, of course, wrote the screenplay and it did not disappoint. The plot -- and I won't give the whole movie away -- is set in 2173. Woody believes he was going in for minor surgery in 1973, but then accidentally frozen, waking up 200 years later. Shenanigans ensue. As he wakes up, the loss of general motor skills and actual human consciousness was highly amusing, but drowned out by annoying music. The movie itself is funny, however, the loud, annoying "Benny Hill-esque” music could have been bypassed. There were several scenes in which Woody, "the alien on the loose," was trying to escape capture and was able to get away by running in circles and hitting someone on the head with a small piece of wood. This, I don’t get it and don’t like it. On the other hand, there is no way Woody Allen could pass as the "heroic type" and actually beat someone down. He would rather just sit there and baffle people with his wit and odd sense of humor.
The overall movie was entertaining, and I would recommend it, but be warned about the lame music, so keep that in mind. If you can get past that, Diane Keaton’s character should help distract from the distraction. In 1973, Diane Keaton was gorgeous and hilarious. Her take on the witless poet who gets mixed up in Woody Allen’s world is amusing. I would watch the movie again, but only if I could drown out the music without having to put the whole movie on mute, because that would just seem wrong and dirty.
Cheers.