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Han R Jun 22, 2018 I enjoyed it. Yes, there are many recycled elements but if you like Woody Allen it might actually be a good thing. Jason Biggs is engaging and Christina Ricci is quite good; Stockard Channing chews the rest of the scenery.. See more

Kylo S Feb 5, 2018 Jason Biggs stars as a struggling comedy writer whose life is not really going anywhere. He's living with Christina Ricci, who he's desperately attracted to, but she treats him badly and seems to be cheating on him. His agent, Danny DeVito, charges him too much for mediocre service. He befriends a much older comedy writer played by Woody Allen, who offers him advice and pushes him to improve his life, even though he might also be more than a little crazy. Like a lot of Allen's films from this period, this film kind of works despite being a shaky premise that kind of lazily executed. Biggs is probably the least impressive actor to ever act as an Allen stand in, and he's too lightweight to ever really be believable in this role. Ricci is very good, and may never have looked better on film, but her character is drastically underwritten. She's more of a plot device than a real character. Allen not surprisingly gives himself all of the best material in this film, but he's also really just a plot device that spews jokes. Despite all this, the film is sporadically amusing and entertaining. It feels like he's retreading familiar ground, but it's ground he treads very well. See more

George M Oct 27, 2017 #woodyallenretro Podcast Project absolutely noticeably gorgeous cinematography on display here, which from allen shouldn't be a surprise but a major step up from the last bunch of movies... story and characters on the other hand are seriously something to be desired, cast is well picked as always and Jason Biggs gets to step a bit out of his wheelhouse from the american teen nerd type, sadly ricci is an unlikeable cartoon character and devito is severly underused - allen himself is comepletely off the wall but probably the best thing in the movie and the overall story is frustrating, repetitive and you just don't feel or like anyone here... the ending moral is well - life and relationships can be crazy if you are a doormat with a psycho girlfriend / mother? - Allen has touched on relationships a myriad of times and those characters exibited realism and depth ala annie hall, manhattan, hannah and her sisters, husbands and wives, another woman, here it is misguided and unpleasant and feels pointless when all said and done - we wish he used this level of fantastic camerawork on earlier films like don't drink the water or curse of the jade scorpion - all in all left feeling irritated with the story and characters - these elements do not age well at all and sadly the relateable moments that were here done well were just taken to unpleasant exaggerations See more

Poe R Jul 14, 2017 Better than most of the newer Woody Allen films, because in Allen's performance we have a good sampling of the kind of philosophical humor that Woody was so excellent at delivering. See more

George S Jul 20, 2009 Podrìa ser la peor pelicula de Allen.

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