Review of You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010) by Chris G — 17 Apr 2011

One of Woody Allen's weaker films out of the past few, but I still enjoyed it.

This review of You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010) was written by Chris G on 17 Apr 2011.

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger has generally received mixed reviews.

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This is Woody Allen at his most cheerfully misanthropic. Its message about the more pointless aspects of love is wonderful…

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