Great Woody Allen films usually excel on four factors. Dialogue. Characters. Insight. Eccentricities. This movie has all those factors, but doesn't really meet their full potential. It's an interesting premise for a movie, involving some relationship plot twists that people would just roll their eyes at when they consider who the Director / Writer is. I did want to see how the movie was going to resolve the story at the end, so I guess it was enough to capture my attention.
For the most part, the characters are fascinating enough to keep watching. Jesse Eisenberg, Steve Carrell, and Kristen Stewart, all play interesting characters, but it's probably supporting actor Corey Stoll that's my favorite of the cast. I suppose you can consider that a little bit of a red flag when the supporting character who doesn't get a huge chunk of the screen time is my favorite.
Hardcore fans of Woody Allen will undoubtedly check this out anyway, but it's at best a pleasant diversion of a movie.
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