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'Whatever Works'

Woody Allen's latest comedy marks his cinematic return to New York after stints in Spain ( "Vicky Cristina Barcelona") and London ("Match Point," among others). But hold the homecoming fanfare. "Whatever Works" is a slapdash composition built around a single note.

That note is Larry David playing Boris Yellnikoff, a typically Allenesque hero whose brilliance and misanthropy have made him a...

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