Review of Stardust Memories (1980) by Joel M — 18 Feb 2012

Wanted to refresh my memory of Woody Allen's "Stardust Memories" by taking another look at it. As much as I am avid fan of W.A., this flick did not cause me to have the same effect as other Woody flicks.

I can see the homage to Fellini's "8 1/2" but somewhere along the line the "Stardust Memories" narrative got too cluttered and lost its plot focus. I did love some of the scenes though, but not enough, or maybe when it comes to Woody films the bar is set so high because of his genius screenwriting and direction.