Not enough vintage authenticity
It just didn't feel like old Hollywood to me.
shareFor the most part I felt the period detail was fine, although a few of the nightclub scenes showed a few women looking entirely too contemporary; and it took me out of the atmosphere. Woody usually is able to transport the viewer into that world but this time he missed the mark.
shareWoody's more current films always feel a little rushed to me. What I mean is that there's little rehearsal and each scene feels like it's the first or second take and it's on to film the next scene. I think Woody is thinking "I only have Steve Carell for 5 days and I have to film x number of scenes by then."
I remember reading somewhere that if Woody gets say $20 million from someone to back his film and he only spends say $16 million he keeps the difference. Maybe that's why I feel that they're rushed.
Ladies and gentlemen, here he is Mr. Warmth himself, the one, the only - Mr. Don Rickles!
I think you spot on - Allen's movies are not very expensive.
Add to this new 4K digital camera, visual aesthetic looks too modern.
Still a nice, small movie.
What a cheapskate
shareIf that's true then that would mean Mr. Allen is living up to the Jewish stereotype in a big way. Also, isn't that completely illegal?
I don't know if it is or isn't but I remember there was some sort of discussion pertaining to this very topic in the movie, The Producers.
In fact, I believe that's what the entire movie is about and is the reason the one guy goes to prison.