Blue Jasmine (2013)
A New York socialite Jasmine (Cate Blanchett) Who is very intensely
disturbed and in absolute denial, arrives on the west coast of America in San
Francisco to impose on her ‘Blue-collar’ half sister with jasmines marriage to
a financial Crook Hal (Alec Baldwin) in ruins and her life which once was a sheltered
life is now severe disaster.
Woody Allen has had his fair share of a winning streaks when
it comes to his filmography he almost certainly has had a astounding career
since the quiet days of Annie Hall, Broadway Danny Rose, Manhattan and Hannah
and her Sisters would be a gigantic understatement. Within the last decade he
has created some monotonous films such as Vicky Christina Barcelona and scoop
the two films I believe didn’t have Woody Allen’s magic within it. Some would
go to say “Woody’s lost it, there not as funny, and he needs to stay in the
same location” but of course he most certainly delivers with Blue Jasmine.
Jasmine played by Cate Blanchett comes across as a protected
Manhattanite who is thrown completely headfirst into the strong realities of a
working class America from one extreme to another as Jasmine would say. The realities
that she is utterly unprepared to deal with. Jasmine is an icy typical New York
Socialite whose life is suddenly turned upside down because of her husband Hal
(Alec Baldwin) uncovered to be Moses Pray style conman and Jasmine escapes to
San Francisco to live with her adoptive sister Ginger (Sally Hawkins, Happy Go Lucky, Made In Dagenham) with
Jasmines lack of education and any notion of work are most certainly agonizing
to watch, as she tries to rebuild her life without any practical skills. This
film is a whole new Woody Allen you cannot compare it to his previous masterpieces
you wouldn’t think it’s a Woody Allen creation is this a good thing? or a bad
thing? He has started to creep and expand the introspection that creating his
conventional dramas as woody Allen ages.
With a wonderful performance by both Cate Blanchett and
Sally Hawkins. Blue Jasmine is an insightful creation of brilliance that these
types of stories could potentially happen. That even at the age of 77 Allen
most defiantly has the element of surprise for any work he does. This is Woody Allen’s
best film in a long time, shot through enthusiastic observations on many types
of people, and showing a price and pain of having to rebuild a life from a lie,
and ponders the idea of deceit massively.
Running Time: 1hr 38mins
R: 12A
Directed By: Woody Allen
Cast:
Cate Blanchett (Jasmine)
Alec Baldwin (Hal)
Sally Hawkins (Ginger)
Andre Dice Clay (Augie)
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