Genre: Film
Grade: B+
Notable People: Cate Blanchett, Sally Hawkins, Alec Baldwin, Bobby Cannavale, Louis CK, Directed by Woody Allen
Title: Blue Jasmine
Review –Well, you really have to want to see The Woodman’s films if you live in Vermont- so we drove to New Hampshire for a night across the border in Hanover (Dartmouth), in a thunderstorm, to make it happen. Well worth it for me- but maybe not for everyone. Pretty eccentric film, dark and complicated. Blanchett should win awards for this incredibly narcissistic role- painful at times. The cast is sterling- Cannavale (of Boardwalk Empire notoriety) really stands out and Baldwin is way good- even though it’s pretty much the same role he always plays. The film takes place in San Francisco which is a new venue for woody- and I can’t say he does for the town what he had done for other cities; don’t think he is enamored of it- so the cinematography is nothing special. Great ensemble acting, intriguing story- but slow at times. Kind of depressing to the end. I don; think it measures up to the quality of his recent films- but hell, he is woody, so worth seeing if you really like movies