So often films start out great but go downhill. I personally felt this was the opposite. Fortunately the characters got a bit better as the film went on also. For a while there they were really not likable and you didn’t love to hate them either, they were just….there. But like I said, they got better as the film went on. It’s not one of Allen’s best films, but I always love the sets and locations in his films, the upper class lifestyles and his choice of music.