tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post217994215360133443..comments2024-03-15T04:08:16.172-04:00Comments on Only the Cinema: Hollywood EndingEd Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-30821675799548004812009-03-23T15:30:00.000-04:002009-03-23T15:30:00.000-04:00The biggest problem with this film is that at 115 ...The biggest problem with this film is that at 115 minutes it feels minimally 30 minutes too long, which is baffling because this is the only Woody film that doesn't feel tightly edited and I'm not sure what they were thinking during the cutting by leaving in what are really some painfully mediocre scenes. And as much as I love Woody, and he is funny in this film, but he's just miscast (this is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-28547917487410293912009-03-20T17:39:00.000-04:002009-03-20T17:39:00.000-04:00Funnily enough, I really like this film. I find it...Funnily enough, I really like this film. I find it, for the most part, hilarious. The scene where he has a meeting with the Producer (where he falls on his back) is absolutely hilarious - as are many other things.<BR/><BR/>I agree that Tea Leoni is not his best pairing, and the cinematography is a bit stilted. However, the camera work I am completely fine with - but for me, the main downturn in Kid In The Front Rowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17498466805415882523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-18250126674474224712009-03-18T09:02:00.000-04:002009-03-18T09:02:00.000-04:00As a life long Woody Allen fan I sadly agree with ...As a life long Woody Allen fan I sadly agree with you on this. Prior to its release, I was really looking forward to the film because of Tea Leoni who I think is an excellent comedic actress has not gotten enough of the kind of roles she deserves. "Anything Else" did not improve his status at all, if anything it was worst that "Hollywood Ending." "Match Point" was a change and a real improvementJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01808503055317962289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-52709465691554124392009-03-17T15:42:00.000-04:002009-03-17T15:42:00.000-04:00Sadly, Woody considers this one of his better film...Sadly, Woody considers this one of his better films and thinks that it was unfairly maligned (though he believes that Jade Scorpion is his worst film).<BR/><BR/>As a long-time Allen fan, I watched all these films on opening day and saw his decline in real-time. I found it painful, and I attribute it not just to Woody's own creative dry spell (which is very real) and his laziness, but to the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com