Bananas

Jilted by his activist girlfriend, a neurotic products tester (Woody Allen) becomes politically active and finds himself leading a Central American revolt. This early zany Woody entry is hit or miss (largely leaning toward the latter although the concluding court scene is a riot) like a lot of his early straight comic work and though the film is loved by many, it speaks more towards the attempts of a great writer/director attempting to gain footing and his style and skills. ** 1/2 out of ****