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An exceedingly empty and flaccid Woody film, Juil 5 2004
This film seems to suggest a Woody Allen in his decadent phase. Throughout his long career, he has played opposite a series of brilliant actresses of varying ages. At first, the sight of Debra Messing playing house with Woody in this film is unsettling at best. At worst it illustrates the master filmmakers obsessive and pathetic need to present himself as a viable Romantic-type lead still capable of nailing hot, young chicks. The real problem is that there are very few male leads who Allen can vicariously express his peculiar brand of neurotic narcissistic angst through. We are left with Woody--who still manages to project just enough frail believability so that the story can move on from a rather implausible yet not impossible beginning.Woody plays a once-great filmmaker, Val Waxman. He's everything a Woody character should be: hypochondriac, paranoid, bitter and caustic. At the start of the film, he's up in Toronto filming a commercial that is very much beneath his stature. The film centers around a basic premise: Val's ex-wife, Ellie, (Téa Leoni) has decided that he is perfect to direct the screenplay she has just finished for her new boyfriend Hal Jaeger's studio. The conflicts are obvious and ripe for comedic exploitation that never really materializes. The tensions between Val and Hal (his new boss and the man who stole his wife) do not exist. Although there are many fine performances, there is little chemistry on screen. Téa Leoni is fabulous, but the screentime she shares with Woody has no fire. There is nothing between the two actors that suggests the supposedly tulmultuous past of the characters. Debra Messing is equally great as Val's latest flame, but she's stuck with an extremely limited role and isn't integral to the plot whatsoever. Indeed, the plot meanders for quite a while and eventually devolves into a long, torturous episode involving Val's psychosomatic blindess and his attempts to hide it from everyone associated with the studio. Everything else is fitted into that basic premise. It allows for Val and Ellie to spend quite a bit of time together, although the pairing is nothing of note and comes off as rather superfluous to the story as a whole. The bottom line is that this film has no soul. It isn't worthy of Woody Allen at his best and wastes a talented cast.
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Hollywood Ending, Avril 3 2004
Hollywood Ending is a likeable Woody Allen comedy about a director making a movie with the involvement of his ex-wife and her new fiancé. Woody plays his usual character- insecure and self-absorbed. He is a failing filmmaker whose movies are bombing the US. His ex-wife had left him for the studio exec who is financing the picture he's now making. The stress of it all leads to psychosomatic blindness in Allen, who without anyone's knowledge of his condition, attempts to make a film while sightless. Perhaps the greatest drawback to HE is the casting. Although I love Tea Leoni, she's really far too young to play sixty-ish Allen's ex. In the best of his films, Allen populates them with strong actors and characters that give them depth and complexity. The cast here is simply not as strong as in his other films and it suffers somewhat for it. And while this isn't any near his Hannah or Manhattan standard, it's still an enjoyable and fulfilling "middle" Woody Allen film.
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Fading Charm, Mars 20 2004
Hmmm, I'm not so sure I agree with the Amazon reviewer that Woody Allen 'good-naturedly bites the hand that feeds him'. While the subject of the movie is indeed the film industry, Hollywood Ending is no more a satire of that system than America's Sweethearts was. Both seemed to promise more than they delivered, and neither had the sardonic bite of Blake Edward's scathing SOB. Allen can't or won't muster up that anger, and so Hollywood Ending ends up being nothing more than another vehicle for Allen to display and parody his own neuroses. Granted, there are some very funny lines, but mostly Allen seems pretty self-satisfied at his own cleverness--never more literally than when one character compares directing a film to masturbation. I'm reminded of the Saturday Night Live skits of the Woody Allen fan club in many ways--once you're past the concept, the charm of seeing a Woody Allen caricature fails rather quickly.
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A treat for Woody Allen fans, Déc 7 2003
Though I must admit, I was never an Allen fanatic myself; I still enjoyed 'Hollywood Ending'. Probably Allen's best film since 'Deconstructing Harry' at least, 'Hollywood Ending' is a clever zing directed at Hollywood's studios and film producers, in which Allen plays a characters very obviously based on himself, as he happily bites the hand that fids him. Since Woody Allen's characters will always look like Woody Allen anyway, it's nice to see him in this very personal and earnest role. 'Hollywood Ending' is classic Woody Allen, a sure pleaser for fans and also for anyone who enjoys a funny, classy and intelligent comedy. Woody plays Val Waxman, an eccentric, hypochondriac has-been acclaimed film director, given one last chance to make his comeback; however, on the first day of the shooting, he develops psychosomatic blindness. That is the premise; the rest is terrific physical comedy, with subtle satirical and cynical humor, in the finest Allen tradition. Although all the actors are terrific - Tea Leoni as Val's ex, the wonderful Mark Rydell as his agent, and Mark Webber ('Storytelling') in one show-stopping scene as his son, Scumbag X (don't ask) - but Allen, admittedly not much of an actor himself, steals the show, making it the most Allen-ish movie since 'Harry', yet also one of his most accessible films. Recommended.
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Only Woody Allen could pull this off, Oct. 17 2003
Premise: Filmmaker has the equivalent of a panic attack and goes temporarily blind during the production of his big-budget comeback film. Allen lampoons the film industry by making it possible for him to rely on others (his Chinese translator and his agent) while hiding the truth from everyone else, including ex-wife and predictably wacko present girlfriend.
There are the expected memorable punch lines and, true to the title, a Hollywood ending, but I dunno, Woody Allen's schtick is getting a little worn at the edges, isn't it?
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Starts well - then stretches endlessly. Disappointing., Jui 3 2003
A Hollywood EndingI usually like Woody Allen's movies - especially his more serious films such as Hannah and her sisters, Crimes and Misdemeanors and even Mighty Aphrodite. However, "a Hollywood Ending" is not a movie I will recommend. The story starts as rather promising when a once famous director played by Allen is given a promising directing job. This job comes to him when he is at the bottom of his career and thus he has no option but to take the offer even if it comes from his ex-wife and her new lover (whom he detests). At this stage of the movie Woody Allen is as neurotic as ever but the dialogues are witty and interesting. I was now expecting to see something about movie filming on the whole and something about the director's struggle to make the film when his ex-wife is in the neighborhood. However, the director, our hero, suddenly turns psychologically blind and this not-so-funny gimmick is stretched throughout the whole film. The director has no choice but to hide his blindness and thus directs the movie without being able to see what he does, with endless seemingly "funny" situations where this gimmick is used over and over again (a gossip reporter spying around, the young actress invites the blind director to her room, the scenes are not properly filmed, etc. etc). The whole situation did not seem comic to me and I could not understand the pride over spending the studio's 50 million dollars.
This movie seems to be such a waste as the story begins quite well and could have been really interesting. Tia Leoni is beautiful and her performance seems to save this movie from being totally boring. No other actor has left any impression on me. Very disappointing.
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Wow, i really liked this movie., Mai 19 2003
This movie was a very funny movie. I liked woddy allen in this one a lot (as i have seen most of his other works). As with any woody allen movie, there is some sexual references, but other then that it seems appropiate for young audiances. The whole concept of the movie is very funny, and i found myself laughing a lot. Basically its about a director who gets a final chance to make a movie, something happens to him that prevents him from being able to see the movie, and its a total disaster. At the end he re-unites with his x-wife and they live happily......This was not boring, and progressed right along. There were not many special/visual effects, and not much noticible music(the music blended right in with the movie). This is ok though, as a movie of this type does not need Speical music and Spectacular effects. To any woody allen fan, this is a must watch. ~Hope this helps
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A Big Waste from the Woodman., Mars 31 2003
....eh. i usually enjoy Woody (Manhattan, Hannah and her Sisters, Manhattan Murder Mystery, Mighty Aphrodite), but Allen's writing needs an enema. It's weird, i actually enjoyed the PLOT of this film MORE than the dialogue (which is usually the opposite of past Woody Allen films for me). Problems abound in the film though, most notably Tea Leoni and Woody Allen have ZILCH chemistry (which is paramount to the story), and the ending seems put on fast forward. I did enjoy the light comedic moments alot though (and was surprised at how often i laughed at jokes about blindness), and george hamilton and debra messing are cute in supporting roles....
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Worth going to Blockbuster for!, Janv. 25 2003
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One night, I had nothing to do and no new movies to watch, so I drove down to Blockbuster to see what I could find. Being a Woody Allen fan, this movie caught my eye, so I rented it. It was light, meaningless and entertaining; which is fine. So yes, this movie isn't histarical, it isn't Allen's best, but it kept me laughing at a few parts, for example: When Val (Allen) is talking over a drink with his ex-wife, (who had just hired him to direct a movie since he had been in a creative slump for a while) and goes from talking about the movie to "Why did you lieave me for that-that beverly hills j-erk? I think the movie will turn out great, I think Hal will be impressed." So maybe it's not the best movie, but it's worth a rent.
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Not as good as Woody's usual, Janv. 4 2003
I love Woody Allen's films when he's in them and they take place in NY. This one fits the bill in both cases but it's just a so-so film. The jokes are OK but the real wit is lacking. If you're a Woody fan, this is a good film to see but don't wait to see anything spectacular.
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D'occasion et Neuf à partir de : CDN$ 9.88
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