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Sorry this was horrible

posted 8 years ago by salt_life87
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Can I get that time back please? What a God awful waste of film. Seriously, the tone was so long and drawn out I contemplated shutting it off, however the hope that it was going to somehow get better kept me going. I kept wishing the character Bobby and Vonnie would have a tragic painful death because of how idiotic, unfair, and disloyal they were.
I can't stand his Jesse Eisenberg, he was annoying and awkward to watch, almost to jittery. Kristen Stewart's character, Vonnie, was a classic mirror of her own image considering its not hard to act in this portrayl as this story somewhat reflects her own. I usually like her in movies but this was just so dry and ridiculously cheesy.
The only characters worth mentioning was Blake Lively, and Parker Posey who was goregous on screen, and brought a bright refreshed classy taste.
Woody Allen should be ashamed at how he depicted Jews in Manhattan, as it was almost comical or demeaning at times.

[–] CtlAltDel 8 years ago

'Horrible' is perhaps too strong but certainly a weak plot, script and poor casting. The dialogue was banal. Eisenberg's Bobby was so unlikeable and his performance was irritating and unconvincing. He really came off as not much of an actor. Zero chemistry with Stewart too who I thought was ok. The narration was really overdone, trying to make up for turgid pacing and one banal scene after the next. I actually found the storyline with the gangster brother more interesting.