Best beginning of a movie ever? THINK SO.
The Purple Rose of Cairo
A comedy-fantasy about a Depression-era movie fan/waitress whose day-to-day existence is enlivened when her latest idol walks right off the screen and into her life!
Amongst all of my favourite Woody Allen movies (Annie Hall, Midnight in Paris, Everyone Says I Love You, Anything Else and Vicky Cristina Barcelona), this one is definitely my favourite. The overly-whimsical storyline is enough to make me fall in love with it, but then the ending happens and couldn’t be any more perfect. Obviously I won't give away what happens, but if you've ever given a guff about any of this man's movies, this is the only one you ever need to see.