Let me preface this by saying that I am a huge Woody Allen fan and have seen most of his films over the years so going to this one was a no brainer. Saw it last night and it is a typical Woody movie however if I were asked in one word to describe the film my answer would be "meh"
In a nutshell..........Woody Allen trades New York City for San Francisco with his comedy-drama Blue Jasmine, starring Cate Blanchett as a troubled former Manhattanite who moves to the City by the Bay to live with her sister after her wealthy husband divorces her. Forced to put her life back together piece by piece while under the effect of powerful anti-depressants, she dates a series of men, attempts to build a career, and slowly learns how to count on herself to survive. Alec Baldwin, Louis C.K., and Bobby Cannavale co-star
Having said this I can say that the movie was a lesson in acting by Cate Blanchett who not only looked and dressed like a stone fox but was in literally every scene. She is the focus around whom the story is based and IMO was so good that if there is a redeeming feature to the film it was her acting which IMO was so good that she should get nominated for Best Actress. Whether she will win is another story as so far Oprah in The Butler to date gets my nod for the winner at the Oscars but I must say it is very close and I might have to see both before the awards to make my decision.
Suffice it to say, the movie started, a story was told and then there were the rolling credits. Is it worth seeing.....definitely. In fact the score from MRQE.com for the Butler was "69" whereas for Blue Jasmine was "80"
If for nothing else to watch Cate Blanchett in that role was worth the price of admission
Rounding out the acting, I would say that every role was superbly performed. The cast was terrific with many cameo roles. Three that caught my attention were Andrew Dice Clay as Auggi (Jasmine's brother-in-law),Michael Stuhlbarg who plays the dentist hot for Jasmine (he has a huge role in Boardwalk Empire as Arnold Rothstein) and Bobby Cannavale who plays Chili in the film (he was Gyp Rosetti in Boardwalk Empire)
All in all I would say it was worth seeing but just not as good as Match Point or Midnight In Paris
Total run time.....98 minutes
In a nutshell..........Woody Allen trades New York City for San Francisco with his comedy-drama Blue Jasmine, starring Cate Blanchett as a troubled former Manhattanite who moves to the City by the Bay to live with her sister after her wealthy husband divorces her. Forced to put her life back together piece by piece while under the effect of powerful anti-depressants, she dates a series of men, attempts to build a career, and slowly learns how to count on herself to survive. Alec Baldwin, Louis C.K., and Bobby Cannavale co-star
Having said this I can say that the movie was a lesson in acting by Cate Blanchett who not only looked and dressed like a stone fox but was in literally every scene. She is the focus around whom the story is based and IMO was so good that if there is a redeeming feature to the film it was her acting which IMO was so good that she should get nominated for Best Actress. Whether she will win is another story as so far Oprah in The Butler to date gets my nod for the winner at the Oscars but I must say it is very close and I might have to see both before the awards to make my decision.
Suffice it to say, the movie started, a story was told and then there were the rolling credits. Is it worth seeing.....definitely. In fact the score from MRQE.com for the Butler was "69" whereas for Blue Jasmine was "80"
If for nothing else to watch Cate Blanchett in that role was worth the price of admission
Rounding out the acting, I would say that every role was superbly performed. The cast was terrific with many cameo roles. Three that caught my attention were Andrew Dice Clay as Auggi (Jasmine's brother-in-law),Michael Stuhlbarg who plays the dentist hot for Jasmine (he has a huge role in Boardwalk Empire as Arnold Rothstein) and Bobby Cannavale who plays Chili in the film (he was Gyp Rosetti in Boardwalk Empire)
All in all I would say it was worth seeing but just not as good as Match Point or Midnight In Paris
Total run time.....98 minutes