Anything Else is a 2003 romantic comedy film. The film was written and directed by Woody Allen, produced by his sister Letty Aronson, and stars Jason Biggs, Christina Ricci, Woody Allen, Erica Leerhsen, Adrian Grenier and Danny DeVito. Anything Else was the opening-night selection at the 60th annual Venice International Film Festival.
Jerry Falk (Biggs) is an aspiring writer living in New York City who falls in love at first sight with Amanda (Ricci) and dumps his girlfriend to get with her. Seeking advice, Jerry turns to the aging struggling artist (Allen) who acts as his oracle -- and that includes trying to help sort out Jerry's romantic life.
Although fhe film initially received generally some poor reviews from critics, I love it. It ended up performing better overseas (as in most of Allen's latest films) then in the US. Christina Ricci had a very difficult role to play - a character that is basically a complete pain in the ass. She worked hard to find a way to make sure the character was at least endearing, and relatable in some form to audience members. I think she did pretty good at it. This is also my favorite, if not only, role from Jason Biggs. The film is smart, very smart, and is shot completely in NYC, which we love. Throwback Sundays remembers Woody Allen's Anything Else.
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