Magic in the Moonlight (2014)

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" First Viewing Viewing Date: July 11th Via: Blu-ray Plot: An Englishman has dedicated his life to unmasking fraudulent spiritualists, and plans to expose a young American clairvoyant. But, as he spends more time with her, he begins to believe that her powers might be genuine - and he also starts falling in love with her. Rating: 7.2/10 Why Did I Watch It? This was a random pick from my blind buys as it looked light and enjoyable, plus it has a great cast and I've been interested in seeing th"

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"Magic in the Moonlight (Woody Allen, 2014) "

“A light comic romp set in the French countryside during the '20's where a renown illusionist and hard-nose skeptic (Colin Firth) is tasked to disprove the abilities of a beautiful, American medium (Emma Stone) that has made her way up into socialite inner circles. Stumped by her abilities, he begins to see the drabness of life as meaningful for the first time in ages. As can be expected, his efforts are met with a battle of credulity that leads to revelations, not so much about the supernatural but himself.

Leave it to Woody Allen to spin yet another yarn about a scrappy, youthful beauty that falls madly in love with a much older eccentric after drastically changing his life. It's been one of the staples of his oeuvre for decades, only becoming increasingly disturbing as real li” read more

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" 12 January. The roaring twenties, a famous magician and debunker of the occult gets smitten by a lovely psychic who could be the real deal. Woody Allen's 44th feature film is a delightful comedy of manners and while tame compared to his other movies, is in sync, the script flows with choice words. A nod to Colin Firth for making an otherwise boring character, unusually watchable. "

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"Sophie"

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"6.2/10"

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"When: May 14th First-Time Viewing: Yes. How: DVD from the library. What'd I Think?: Mild, enjoyable, Woody Allen fluff, standard plot but just charming enough to recommend. My Rating: 6/10 Other Notes: NA."

An average movie

“Even though this movie didn’t get much love when it was released, since I have been following Woody Allen for more than 20 years by now, I still wanted to check it out. Eventually, at first, I really loved the concept. Indeed, I always had a weak spot for illusionists and I thought it was pretty neat to see one trying to unmask a spiritualist. On top of that, the lead character was just hilarious and perfectly played by Colin Firth so it started to look like one of the best movies delivered by Allen in years. Unfortunately, half way through, he made a really poor decision which ruined this movie and the whole thing never recovered afterwards. Indeed, at some point, Stanley starts to believe that Sophie is actually the real deal when she was obviously a fraud. It was so stupid, I was real” read more