………, the latest (2015) offering from screenwriter, director, comedian and jazz aficianado/clarinetist Woody Allen.
Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone and Parker Posey, my dear wife and I found this flic certainly worth our cinematic while via NETFLIX.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3715320/
I’ve seen every one of Allen’s many movies and admit to being a long term fan.
I found this flic to feature his trademark usage of subtle insights, dark humor, human interactions and challenging philosophical quandaries.
I was favorably put in mind of Alfred Hitchcock’s “Strangers on a Train” and the Coen Brothers’ “Blood Simple” by this mystery/drama and I’ll I give Woody Allen credit for exploring this new (for him) genre.
Even with that L.A. Law worthy plot twist at the end, we enjoyed it.
I appreciated the varied music (from Johann Sebastian Bach to the Ramsey Lewis Trio), the intelligent dialog, the acting and the overall good movie making.
In style, I thought this had some of the quirky quirkiness of “Birdman” from last year, or perhaps that was just Emma Stone in another supporting role.
Joaquin Phoenix echoed shambling Elliott Gould (or even Chevy Chase without any pratfalls) in his nihilistic portrait at the start and then finds misguided meaning for his existence toward the end.
Slutty Parker Posey was slutty, even though she could have (and would have) been even sluttier for me.
I liked it, but if you should find the story too slow and wordy, then your thoughts are welcome to vary.
Your thoughts?
Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Emma Stone and Parker Posey, my dear wife and I found this flic certainly worth our cinematic while via NETFLIX.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3715320/
I’ve seen every one of Allen’s many movies and admit to being a long term fan.
I found this flic to feature his trademark usage of subtle insights, dark humor, human interactions and challenging philosophical quandaries.
I was favorably put in mind of Alfred Hitchcock’s “Strangers on a Train” and the Coen Brothers’ “Blood Simple” by this mystery/drama and I’ll I give Woody Allen credit for exploring this new (for him) genre.
Even with that L.A. Law worthy plot twist at the end, we enjoyed it.
I appreciated the varied music (from Johann Sebastian Bach to the Ramsey Lewis Trio), the intelligent dialog, the acting and the overall good movie making.
In style, I thought this had some of the quirky quirkiness of “Birdman” from last year, or perhaps that was just Emma Stone in another supporting role.
Joaquin Phoenix echoed shambling Elliott Gould (or even Chevy Chase without any pratfalls) in his nihilistic portrait at the start and then finds misguided meaning for his existence toward the end.
Slutty Parker Posey was slutty, even though she could have (and would have) been even sluttier for me.
I liked it, but if you should find the story too slow and wordy, then your thoughts are welcome to vary.
Your thoughts?
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