Whatever Works

Pros: Larry David's acting, Woody Allen's writing and directing
Cons: None

I realize that Woody Allen is not everybody's favorite director, writer, actor.  For the most part, Woody has relinguished the acting roles in his movies to other actors.  For "Whatever Works", Larry David of "Seinfeld" and "Curb Your ...

Pros: Larry David and Evan Rachel Wood are great, very funny script
Cons: A bit too neat in the end, very typical Allen in a lot of ways

Woody Allen doesn't make big films anymore, but some are clearly bigger than others.  Given that he can attract all the A-list talent he wants, some of his movies especially over the past fifteen years tended to outgrow the tidy confines of their ...

Pros: Even when Allen "phones-in" a script, it has lots of laughs.
Cons: Allen the screenwriter felt tired and uninspired.

Almost no Woody Allen movie is without some good laughs and worthwhile observations.  Also, his movies always feature some interesting casting and usually some delightful locations and great music. The degree of success of his films these days ...

Pros: The actors are very entertaining.  The script is literately written.
Cons: The same old Woody.  Nothing ground-breaking.

Woody Allen’s latest “Whatever Works” is a study in humanism.  The main character Boris (Larry David) would  disagree as he often does throughout and say it’s a study in free love.  Now late in life, Woody himself ...

Pros: Intellectually stimulating.
Cons: Tawdry material fails to elevate the spirit.

Some old cronies are shooting the breeze which leads to one of them, Boris (Larry David), telling us the audience a peculiar story of his May-December marriage. Supposedly, this story will have some bearing on their cynical philosophy that "professionals ...