Review of Blue Jasmine (2013) by Spangle — 20 Jul 2016

Blue Jasmine is an absolutely beautiful film from director Woody Allen. Standing amongst his best work undoubtedly, Blue Jasmine really hit home at times and was an incredibly moving film. Cate Blanchett was absolutely stunning here, as were Sally Hawkins and Bobby Cannavale.

All of them really outdid themselves and turned in phenomenal performances. As with all Allen films, it is more-or-less a slice of life kind of film, so it will only appeal to you if that is up your alley.

Fortunately, for me, it is. I am fine with not being told everything and not getting all the answers in return for fantastic characters. Blue Jasmine delivers that in spades with real human beings left-and-right who are multi-dimensional and, as a result, their problems become endlessly relatable and touching.

Blue Jasmine is a film that could very reasonably cause the tears to flow. Overall, this character-driven comedy-drama is a force to be reckoned with.