Blue Jasmine

— Oh Woody, thank you for “Blue Jasmine” (along with most everything else you’ve done since 2005). And Cate Blanchette, thank you for being in “Blue Jasmine” (along with many of your other films that make up a pretty odd body of work). Blanchette is outstanding in a role that sometimes creates uncomfortable laughs but runs the gamut from fragile to wacky to weird and back again. Almost everyone does a great job – and particularly Sally Hawkins, Alec Baldwin, and Bobby Cannavale. There’s something almost off balance in the witty and perceptive script—some scenes are acted more in the tradition of a stage play than a film, sometimes verging on overly melodramatic, sometimes soft and intimate, but always walking the line perfectly. It’s a wonderful film!

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[2013. 98 min. Directed by Woody Allen. Written by Woody Allen. Starring Cate Blanchett, Alec Baldwin, Peter Sarsgaard,, Sally Hawkins, Louis C.K., Bobby Cannavale, and Andrew Dice Clay.]
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