Review of Melinda and Melinda (2004) by Jennifer X — 29 Nov 2008
Seriously, as I watch more and more of these supposed "worse" Woody Allen movies I fail to see how he has fallen from Annie Hall in any way. I like seeing all these familiar yet not quite astronomically famous faces set in a Woody context and it makes me see them differently, I guess.
Like I don't like Chloe Sevigny on a normal basis but now I like her much much better. Radha Mitchell is radiant in both stories and she's quite good at getting me to simultaneously hate her and love her and pity her.
It's not a movie that's really ABOUT anything except the comedy vs. drama analysis but it's quite interesting to see how fleshed out the drama characters are and how you don't know really anything about the comedy characters but you don't care because the characters are so freaking FUNNY.
Putting in Will Ferrell was a nice touch, I think.
This review of Melinda and Melinda (2004) was written by Jennifer X on 29 Nov 2008.
Melinda and Melinda has generally received mixed reviews.
Was this review helpful?
