Story Line: Woody Allen stretches his acting range by playing a director who lives and works in New York and hates LA (is that range or what?). This movie poses the interesting question of what a movie would look like if it was made by a talented filmmaker who couldn't see.

Tell Me More About It: On general principle, I don't like Woody Allen. On a personal level it's cause he shagged his adopted child. As a movie watcher it annoys me that Woody seems to believe that there is no other note-worthy place on the planet other than New York City. That said, even I have to give him his do as one extremely talented filmmaker. Here, Woody plays Val Waxman, a two-time Oscar Award winning director who is mired in a 10 year slump. Tea Leoni plays Ellie, Val's ex-wife, who is currently married to a big movie exec, Hal, played by Treat Williams. Ellie goes to bat for Val as the "perfect director" for Hal's new movie; a New York based film titled "The City That Never Sleeps." Reluctantly Hal agrees, but he definitely would have pulled the plug if he discovered Val had gone psychosomatically blind days before filming began. Val is able to keep the lie alive with the total blessing (and help) of his agent, and eventually Ellie.

If it sounds like I'm being harsh on Woody let me reiterate, I DO ADMIRE THE MAN'S TALENT and this movie is yet another testament to that talent. The sight gags are good, the performances are excellent and there are some out-loud funny moments in this film, that contains NO PROFANITY (can't remember the last time I saw a film without one cuss word in it; even Shrek had the word `damn' in it.

Woody Allen in real life is a short, sickly-looking, skinny man who is usually in the company of a young, attractive woman. In most, if not all of Woody Allen's movies, he is a short, sickly-looking, skinny man who is usually in the company of a young, attractive woman. In a movie I can suspend my disbelief, so I can let him get away with it and in real life he is an insanely talented and wealthy man, so he again gets away with it. The mediocre rating is due to the "sameness" of theme in this and all previous Allen films, and one subplot too many, but that's a personal thing. This is an enjoyable movie.

Woody Allen: Val Waxman	Tea Leoni: Ellie
Debra Messing: Lori	Treat Williams: Hal
Director: Woody Allen

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