My reason for watching this, or any Allen film for that matter

Santo Loquesto. I go see Woody just to I can look at the sets. I have to say, while I love the late 30's period, the sets didn't seem as authentic as some I've seen. I wonder if Santo did not have as much money as he has had in past. It certainly has something to do with the pitiful cast which compared to champagne and caviar was thin, watery gruel.
Another film depicting this period was Barton Fink, which really put you there. Nancy Haigh did those sets. I can still see that wallpaper in the hotel in my head.

As time goes on, the days of actors clamoring to work with him gets thinner and thinner. When I read the cast list, my stomach instantly turned sour. What a 3rd rate flock. Gone are the days when he had the likes of Diane Keaton, Gena Rowlands, Sandy Dennis, Gene Hackman, Judy Davis, Martin Landau, Sam Waterston, Michael Caine, Diane Weist. Still, I sort of enjoyed Cafe Society, it's better than some of the other crap out there. As he gets older and older, his leading ladies get younger and younger. Maybe next time he could get people who are better than the likes of Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart.