Whatever Works, Woody Allen Never
Saturday, March 26, 2011
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Two years after its release, comes to theaters in Mexico Whatever Works ( 2009), Woody Allen. Perhaps this is because they do not have the constellation of stars that tend to star in his films, as in cases of You Will Meet A Dark, Tall Stranger (2010) and V icky Christina Barcelona (2008), or that for the same reason went unnoticed in its theatrical release in the United States, which in itself is interesting, because with Whatever Works, Allen returned to New York in the midst of the European stage continues process with the upcoming release of Midnight In Paris (2011). This time, Woody revels ever in pessimism and nihilism that we have seen in his films, but brought to end through the misanthropic character of Boris, played by the great Larry David, co-creator and writer of Seinfeld (for those who do not know, George Costanza is inspired by it, and several of his adventures in the series are in fact situations that David lived), and the hilarious Curb Your Enthusiasm .
For his high IQ, Boris looks down on the rest of humanity. For he is nothing, "microbes" meaningless as life itself, which has already tried released without success. However, the fortuitous encounter with a small-town girl could change his perception of humanity.
Meanwhile, Melody, the small-town girl (Evan Rachel Wood in the funny role I've seen), it certainly changes your view of the world, nourished by the opinions and lifestyle of Boris.
Together, Wood and David are one of the best comic couples in Allen's filmography. Larry David basically plays himself raised to the x power, quite contrary to what people usually think of recent starring roles in Woody, that is an alter ego of the director, which could not be more wrong in the case of this tape, because remember that the characters played by Woody (which in turn are not based on himself) were never misanthropes or geniuses, but neurotic and fearful. Looking over this situation, the interpretation of David is unbeatable, as he and Wood show perfect timing and great chemistry. Pay attention to the talk on the steps of the Mausoleum of New York and enriched by an effective final edition.
In the middle of the story, the universe of characters grows and gives entry to Patricia Clarkson as the mother of Melody, and the plot shifts to that character. Clarkson, as always, meets and exceeds, in the story suffer severe changes when he intended to change the life of his daughter.
And although the history of Clarkson's mother is more interesting, the film suffers when we do not see Larry David, which occurs for a long time in the third quarter of the story, although we have the final turn.
Allen gives us a reflection on chance and nonsense to plan our lives, especially in the field as hopelessly romantic, always end up with some less expected, and must accept whatever works.
I recommend ignoring the arguments of immense laziness every time a new tape out of Woody, that if "it does not do much good," that if a "minor work" or any other cliché you can think of. The truth is that time passes and many people who do not know your entire filmography falls for his work with recent works "minor" and "not so good" as what he did, showing how the public without prejudice continues to find the immense genius of the greatest writer in the world.
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