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www.washingtonpost.com - : ''Naked in New York'' is a thin slice of Big Apple pie dished out by Dan Algrant, a protege of executive producer Martin Scorsese. While you might expect Algrant to pay homage to his patron, the imitative new director mostly draws his inspiration from Manhattan memorialist Woody Allen. Set in the city and its environs, the movie stars a four-eyed, stringy-haired Eric Stoltz as Jake, a Jewish neurotic in a difficult relationship with WASPy naif Joanne (Mary-Louise Parker). But Jake and Joanne are Alvy Singer and Annie Hall with none of their humor or insights. more...
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