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Irrational Man

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Victor Khomenko

You can hate old man Woody all you want, but he knows how to make great films.

Irrational Man is not really a masterpiece, but it is incredibly enjoyable, in the typical Allen tradition. It's greatest sin is the immediate and inescapable shadow of Crimes and Misdemeanors, to the point of almost being ridiculous, and there is no question the man is obsessed with that idea, plus, of course, the ever so dear to every American pseudo-intellectual Crime and Punishment, so it somewhat weakens the impact - I can only imagine if this film was made back in 1989... its impact would have been much greater.

As it is, today it is a great film, absolutely worthy the price of admission, popcorn and parking.

A must see... just like all his other films.

Follow Ups:

RE: Irrational Man - fantja 16:42:05 08/12/15 (1)
I love all of his films.
- Hard to blame you. nt - Victor Khomenko 05:09:03 08/13/15 (0)
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Seemed like a ...(Spoiler!) - oldmkvi 12:03:42 08/05/15 (1)
companion to Match Point, Hitchcock-Style.
He gets away with it on a Fluke in Match Point,
but he gets his on a Fluke in this one.
Alfred wouldn't let anyone Get Away With It in his Movies/TV Shows.
I enjoyed this new one very much.
- Good Woody but not great Woody . . . - Billy Wonka 22:57:11 08/08/15 (0)
  Nice snappy script and performances by by all. Kudos to Phoenix for showing such a transformation of his character, likewise Emma Stone's as well.
  
  Allen, when he's on target, has a way of developing characters and a story to be new despite how many times you've seen it before.
  
  Ps. Stone looked her very best. I believe Woody is in heat and dreaming of ways to get her naked next time around.

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