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April 01, 2005
Melinda and Melinda
Melinda and Melinda (2005), Woody Allen:
This is actually the first Woody Allen picture I've seen in the theaters. I'm sorry your latest movies have been so bad, Mr. Allen.
Dare I say I enjoyed the atrocious Hollywood Ending better? I know with that it felt like a cheap knock-off, but it at least had a few moments of that Woody Allen brilliance. This admittedly feels a lot more like a Woody Allen flim--you can feel he's at least trying--but it's almost completely flat. There're no terrible parts, there're no great parts. For a movie that plumbs the depths of comedy/tragedy, it also is very much neither. I actually laughed more at the trailer than the movie, which is odd because you'd figure the subset wouldn't perform as well. I guess that's the point, but it makes for a boring movie.
The cast is actually pretty good. Beyond the much heralded Radha Mitchell, Chloe Sevigny, Chiwetel Ejifor and Will Ferrell are all good to excellent. There's a dud here or there (Amanda Peet?) but over all, nothing really gets in the way.
6/15
Posted by bing at April 1, 2005 12:25 AM