Review of My Blueberry Nights (2007) by Orlok W — 13 Jul 2014

This is my second time watching this. I really want to like it more than I do.

The lighting and scenes are pretty, it really is beautifully shot.

What lets it down is the script and the story. It is just not enough. And Jude Law is absolutely horrible in this. People blame Norah Jones as being the weak link who can't carry the film, but really she's fine. Understated, but I think the character is meant to be. Jude, on the other hand, is hammy and can't look at him without thinking he's sleazy and wouldn't actually want to see him get together with Norah's character (this of course could be due to his well known personal issues), but he does actually look grotty here.

The supporting characters have more to work with and actually did care about their stories.

It's a shame as the potential and cast (Jude aside) actually was there in this one, but it just doesn't quite work as a whole.