Review of Mr. Jealousy (1998) by Russ B — 23 Aug 2008

I originally saw this a few years ago and pulled it out tonight for some light entertainment. I was surprised I had missed the similarities to Woody Allen's work on earlier viewings. Mr. Jealousy has a great premise for a neurotic comedy and the characters are a bit more likeable than in Woody's films.

But despite the similarities in location, narration and general tone, there is a distinct difference in Baumbach's reliance on situation comedy to drive the movie rather than the characters themselves .

In the end I was pleasantly entertained but not moved by the movie. To note, as usual, Baumbach does a great job with the sound track.