A good movie

Every 5 or 6 years, it seems that Woody Allen still manages to deliver something praised by the critics and this movie was apparently his last decent one. To be honest,  I had my doubts since all his supposedly 'decent' efforts like 'Midnight In Paris', 'Vicky Christina Barcelona' or 'Match Point' were indeed not bad but they seriously failed to really impress me. Well, this movie was not different,  I'm afraid. I mean, I have to admit it,  I did like the damned thing. Cate Blanchett was indeed really impressive giving one of her best performances but, if you would remove her, the whole thing wouldn't have much else to offer. The main issue I had, I guess, is that none of the characters were either likable or really interesting. Basically,  the conclusion with this movie is that the people from the upper class are really shallow but the working class people seem to be just as underwhelming and while it might be true,  it didn’t result in something really rewarding to watch. Furthermore,  some bits were actually rather poorly written proving once again that Allen should probably take a little more time to write his scripts instead of releasing a movie every single year. For example,  the whole romance involving Peter Sarsgaard, especially how it started and how it ended, was just rather weak and poorly developed,  in my opinion. To conclude, even though I think it is rather overrated, it was still a decent watch though, thanks to Blanchett's stellar performance, I think it is worth a look, especially if you're interested in Woody Allen's work. 

7/10