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How others will see it. This movie has a documentary feel, caused by intimate interviews of the characters, a shaky camera, and deliberately bad editing. It's not a documentary, however, and it's not really a comedy. It's another entry in Woody Allen's angst over relationships, which is what happens when you keep living with your lead actress.
Can anyone enjoy this movie? You would have to be a fan of the cast, which is easy enough since there are many fine actors. The scenes are often unpleasant, however, particularly when Jack is mistreating Sam because she's not his intellectual equal.
How I felt about it. We all know there are two types of romantic love, which break down into passion and commitment. The passionate form of love arises often enough, but commitment is rare, at least in this movie. People are together because it is convenient, and there is no ready alternative. Despite the maze of relationships, only one person truly loves another. Michael loves Sally, which is a surprise because her nervous intensity, icy manner, and judgmental nature would seemingly alienate or frighten most anyone.
The only character here with good sense is Gabe, who leaves Judy because she wants him out, and avoids a relationship with Rain, because he knows that it will exist only long enough to satisfy Rain's hunger for life experiences and triumphs to fashion into literary works.
The dumbest character isn't Sam, who shouldn't know any better, but Jack. Jack's first mistake is dating Sally's exact opposite, a relationship doomed to incompatibility. Then there's the escapades with two prostitutes, which can put you in jail, and his return to Sally, whom he knows he can never fully please. He decides that an unfulfilling relationship with Sally is better than the alternative, namely, the struggle to find a lock that will fit his key. None will fit perfectly, of course, and the closer the fit desired, the more frustration will come from the effort.
Woody Allen knows this already, and knows how pathetic people are when entering and exiting relationships. The key that fits is the relationship that works, at least well enough, at least for now. There's no guarantees in a Woody Allen movie.