Overview
Two married couples find only trouble and heartache as their complicated lives unfold. After 40 years of marriage, Alfie leaves his wife to pursue what he thinks is happiness with a call girl. His wife, Helena, reeling from abandonment, decides to follow the advice of a psychic. Sally, the daughter of Alfie and Helena, is unhappy in her marriage and develops a crush on her boss, while her husband, Roy, falls for a woman engaged to be married.
As far as Woody Allen films go, this one falls onto the bottom half of the list. Missing is the sharp dialogue that is present in the classic Allen films and the storyline just plods along. It doesn’t help that two of the main characters are completely miscast, although the rest of the cast is fantastic. The saving grace of this movie is a scene that Allen brings to us toward the end of the movie. That alone makes the film worthwhile.
IHATEBadMovies.com reviews You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
Movie title: You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger
Movie description: Two married couples find only trouble and heartache as their complicated lives unfold. After 40 years of marriage, Alfie leaves his wife to pursue what he thinks is happiness with a call girl. His wife, Helena, reeling from abandonment, decides to follow the advice of a psychic. Sally, the daughter of Alfie and Helena, is unhappy in her marriage and develops a crush on her boss, while her husband, Roy, falls for a woman engaged to be married.
Date published: 2011-01-29
Director(s): Woody Allen
Actor(s): Gemma Jones, Pauline Collins, Anthony Hopkins, Naomi Watts, Josh Brolin, Antonio Banderas, Fenella Woolgar, Ewen Bremner, Christian McKay, Philip Glenister, Neil Jackson, Eleanor Gecks, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, Jonathan Ryland, Rupert Frazer, Jonathan Hearn, Jim Piddock, Anna Friel, Freida Pinto, Lucy Punch, Anupam Kher, Pearce Quigley, Celia Imrie, Theo James, Christopher Fulford, Johnny Harris, Alex MacQueen, Meera Syal, Joanna David
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
My Review
As far as Woody Allen films go, this one falls onto the bottom half of the list. Missing is the sharp dialogue that is present in the classic Allen films and the storyline just plods along. It doesn’t help that two of the main characters are completely miscast, although the rest of the cast is fantastic. The saving grace of this movie is a scene that Allen brings to us toward the end of the movie. That alone makes the film worthwhile.
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My Review - 7/10
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