tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post8018635034334088797..comments2024-03-15T04:08:16.172-04:00Comments on Only the Cinema: You Will Meet a Tall Dark StrangerEd Howardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-34203856148348914652011-06-21T21:20:29.994-04:002011-06-21T21:20:29.994-04:00Thanks, Sam. I certainly don't think this is o...Thanks, Sam. I certainly don't think this is one of his worst, it has its charms for a mid-tier work with some big issues. I know we have different opinions of Allen's recent work, but this one in particular seems to be fairly divisive. I've seen some people praise it as one of his better recent films, and some say it's one of his worst, while I fall somewhere in between the two Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-84625988736094787612011-06-21T16:42:43.744-04:002011-06-21T16:42:43.744-04:00Ironically enough, WHATEVER WORKS was my favorite ...Ironically enough, WHATEVER WORKS was my favorite of his recent output. Go figure that one out.Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-69072662596622172882011-06-21T16:41:19.029-04:002011-06-21T16:41:19.029-04:00I am no fan of this film at all, and found it one ...I am no fan of this film at all, and found it one of his worst ever. But my feelings have been tempered after reading your review, a sterling essay that goes a long way at bringing the various elements together, and making some sense of this exceedingly lightweight confection, one that one first viewing lacks humor and mystery. By contrast, even the recent MIDNIGHT IN PARIS (which I thought Sam Julianonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-21069856012618662372011-06-21T09:18:08.632-04:002011-06-21T09:18:08.632-04:00Yup, she's really great in this, Dave. She mak...Yup, she's really great in this, Dave. She makes this character unforgettable with the depth of emotion she brings to the part.Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-8806419338927439802011-06-21T09:07:08.153-04:002011-06-21T09:07:08.153-04:00agree with you 100% on Watts in this film Ed--she ...agree with you 100% on Watts in this film Ed--she makes it something quite memorable (especially in her explosive final confrontation)<br /><br />DaveExpos 1983 Blog https://www.blogger.com/profile/10798243137456349089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-86056707713201166272011-06-20T11:39:27.720-04:002011-06-20T11:39:27.720-04:00Well, Woody's no Rohmer, that's for sure. ...Well, Woody's no Rohmer, that's for sure. But still, I enjoyed this well enough. Certainly I thought it was better than <i>Whatever Works</i>, in which it seemed to me that Woody wasn't too clear about whether we were supposed to despise Larry David's character or find him a cuddly grump. I thought Woody did a better job of channeling the despicable aspects of his typical Ed Howardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014222247676090467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-45860737155547272722011-06-20T11:17:15.838-04:002011-06-20T11:17:15.838-04:00These various subplots are predictable, but Woody ...<i>These various subplots are predictable, but Woody manages to extract some surprising depth from these old stereotypes.</i><br /><br />That pretty much says it all. I found this film to be wildly uneven, but the scenes that do work are amazing. I particularly recall the scene with Naomi Watts just after she realizes that Banderas does not return her affections; she goes home to Brolin and justPatricia Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15394997608325540950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3296479421292377391.post-80086751145550913582011-06-20T08:50:50.959-04:002011-06-20T08:50:50.959-04:00REALLY disliked this one. I don't think Woody ...REALLY disliked this one. I don't think Woody understands Rohmer in the slightest.<br /><br />Haven't seen the new one as yet but of his more recent films I liked <i>Whatever Works</i> quite a bit. Larry David's dyspepsia is tonic. Far livelier than Woody's. He gives him truly horrible things to say -- things Woody would never utter himself on screen. And Larry says them quite DavidEhrensteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11016905507543736049noreply@blogger.com