![]() The black and white photography looks terrific and that is something that makes the movie more pleasant. Although the film as a whole is not that great there are enough moments to enjoy it. The intercuts of the ex-wife's life are pretty good as well, but still feel as single episodes. The Theron and DiCaprio episodes are great, the Winona Ryder episode is sweet, the others are pretty standard. The problem is that every episode feels like an episode instead of everything combined as a movie. ![]() We have Melanie Griffith and Leonardo DiCaprio as spoiled actors, Famke Janssen as a girl who really likes him and could help get his story into a book, Winona Ryder as the girl he has some real chemistry with and Charlize Theron as a supermodel. In the episodes he tries to offer his script or new novel to people who can change it into a movie or book. He writes a novel, has written two novels with bad reviews and now he finished a screenplay. At the same time we follow his ex-wife, Robin (Judy Davis), who meets a new man Tony (Joe Mantegna) and does settle. We see how Branagh divorces his wife and after that we have single episodes of his life where he meets women, tries to make them his, fails or succeeds, only to enter the next episode. A movie without Woody Allen himself is nice, but with a character that basically is Allen, why not play it yourself? On the other hand, Branagh does a terrific job. In 'Celebrity' we follow Kenneth Branagh who plays Woody Allen, although he is named Lee Simon. Maybe that is strange, to compare it with his other films simply happens. If another writer director would have made this film I think I would have liked it better. With 'Celebrity' it was not different and therefore it is a little disappointing. ![]() The problem with Woody Allen is that he has made great films, a lot, and that expectations for his work are always high.
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