When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.

It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties.

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

Was Woody thinking sequel here. This nearly good movie just leaves one hanging. At times this film has a stage play feel. Not one of Woodys best. Anthony Hopkins plays the older man disillusioned with his spacey wife while his daughter played by Naomi Watts is wanting more then her writer husband ( Josh Brolin) is willing to give. The writer husband has a voyeurs eye and ogles a guitar playing beauty in a apartment across the street. Its gets complicated for all the characters and the they all just appear to run out of gas. Woody Allen has made memorable films like Manhattan and Annie Hall but this one just runs out of good script. I am very surprised that a fine actor like Hopkins agreed to take on this role...was he behind on his alimony payments?

I hate romantic comedies. However, despite 'You Will Meet a Tall, Dark Stranger' looking and sounding like a romantic comedy, there isn't that much romance in there. Or at least what little romance there is comes a noticeable second place to the comedy element.I haven't seen as many Woody Allen films as I probably should have, so I can't really compare how this one rates against the bulk of his others. But I can tell you that it's about a family in London and their various relationships, all of which are due to run into some major turbulence of one type or another. I can also mention that the script is pretty sharp. There is a lot of narration which I'm not sure how necessary it is. The film does tend to tell you a lot of what's going to happen before it happens. This could be considered 'lazy film-making' as it 'tells' rather than 'shows.' However, it does speed a lot of things on. The film isn't overly-long and it does seem to be pretty well-trimmed, keeping all the best bits in, instead of dragging the run-time out with a load of unnecessary scenes.The 'ensemble' cast all play their parts well. Of course you could say that one drawback from having a lot of great characters in a short film means that none of them are really 'fleshed-out' enough. But, they all turn in one excellent performance after the next.I'm not sure whether this is a 'spoiler' or just common sense, but, if you're expecting everything to turn out 'happy ever after' for absolutely everyone on screen, then you may be deluding yourself. Because there's so many characters, it would be madness to assume that everyone will be totally happy with the way things have turned out by the time the credits roll. However, there is a nice feeling of resolution to how things are left, meaning that most people should be satisfied.So, enjoy the comedy, don't expect too much romance, as the film centres on human nature rather than constantly showing us instances where couples fall in love, only to break up straight away, simply because the plot dictates that they must.http://thewrongtreemoviereviews.blogspot.co.uk/

One of Woody Allen's worst movies. Not THE worst, that honour goes to To Rome With Love, but this comes close. At least the stories are coherent, but they're not at all good. There is hardly a likable character in the entire movie. Everyone, in their own way, is plain loathsome. Infidelity (especially), deceit, naivety and insanity abound. Naomi Watts' character might be the only character worth supporting, and even she's not perfect.Many of the relationships don't even make sense, they're just there for relationship sake, or infidelity sake.About the only great moment was Josh Brolin's character's comeuppance. Performances are fine, it is the characters that are irritating, and very much so.

Many Fans of the Prolific and Brilliant Writer/Director may use that Line ('You have sipped us dry.") from His late Movie to poke Him in the eye for being redundant or in danger of losing His Flare and Energy with the onset of Old Age.There could be some Truth to that as witnessed by this Film, but also could be a knee-jerk reaction of disappointment because He so often attains Greatness. This one is droll and the Humor is sardonic and His Sharp Insights takes a backseat to Irony and Soap Opera conventions.It does have a Vision from an aging Artist that is reflecting on the New Millennium and His place at the table of Social Criticism and Philosophical musings. After all, here we have a Fortune Teller replacing Psychiatry to find Meaning to all the Madness, Meditation vs Medication. Another central Character is a Degreed Medical Doctor who sees his Destiny as, of all things, a Writer of Novels. Again, Celebrity vs Healer. Welcome to the 2000's.This is somewhat intriguing and with such an accomplished Cast it is forever Watchable, but one keeps flashing Nostalgic about the Good Ol Days when Woody Allen's Curveball had its spin and He hadn't lost a step on His way to the Hoop.