Seen recently at the Marcus 20 Grand Cinema
I think Woody is over his creepy period - his film wives are getting older.
This one reminds me of a Bob and Bing "Road" picture - it's full of winks to the audience, slapstick moments and musical numbers. It's also full of Woody - Woody doing Woody (which makes sense), Jesse Eisenberg doing Woody, Ellen Page doing Woody - enough, already. How much neurosis does one film need?
The all-star cast has its hits (Judy Davis as Phyllis, Alec Baldwin as John, Penelope Cruz as Anna) and one big miss - Roberto Benigni as Leopoldo. Hey, I appreciated Life Is Beautiful. Then he had to go and ruin it all by acting like a complete nutter during his best actor acceptance speech (it was more like a gaudy parade) at the 1999 Academy Awards. If he'd just tone his volume down a bit, I could take him in very small doses.
If you're not traveling this summer, it's a good armchair vacation.
Bonus Bones: 0
I don't think Woody's a dog person.
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