Stewart is good at being cold not so good here as the source of anyone’s wild adoration. What connects these stories is Kristen Stewart, a former assistant of Bobby’s uncle who walks into the New York club one day like a ghost from the past, a scene as melodramatic as it sounds. Bobby gets married to Blake Lively (whose job here is to simply wear dresses fabulously) and has a family. He becomes a cool, glad-handing nightclub manager - odd, since he’s supposed to be so self-conscious and internal - for his gangster brother (Corey Stoll, hitting the wiseguy bit a little hard).
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His uncle (a very good Steve Carell) is a high-powered yet insecure movie agent who puts him under his wing.Ī broken romantic triangle sends Bobby back to New York pining for a lost love in the film’s second half. The first half follows the New York-born Bobby Dorfman (Eisenberg) as he flees West for adventure in Tinseltown. The soundtrack is also super, consisting of classics like “Jeepers Creepers” and “The Lady is a Tramp.” Basically, the look and sound is jaw-dropping the story at the center is ho-hum.
There are a few gems in the script (including the line: “Life is a comedy written by a sadistic comedy writer”) but the screenwriter is conflicted over whether he’s writing a noir, a satire or a romantic comedy.Īllen’s cinematographer is three-time Academy Award winner Vittorio Storaro, who combines with costume designer Suzy Benzinger and production designer Santo Loquasto, to recreate lush, gorgeous spaces filled with black ties and shimming gowns, all elegantly lit. Allen narrates his own tale, but mostly tells the audience exactly what we’re already seeing, undercutting his actors.
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