Limited Release 7/15/16
Viewed Sunday 10/2/16 at Century Gateway (by myself)
RT Critic: 71 Audience: 63
Critic's Consensus:
Critic's Consensus:
Cag: 4/Liked it a lot
Directed & written by Woody Allen
Perdido Productions
Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Steve Carrell, Blake Lively, Parker Posey
My comments: I don't think I realize how much I love Woody Allen's work. For the most part I love this film, and I adore the way he ended it. The settings - 1930s Hollywood and New York City - as well as the costuming - were terrific. I love the way that real personalities (like in many of his other films) were examined. Casting was terrific. The juxtaposition of the three siblings was my second favorite part, but I think a little bit more story about Bobby's brother and sister was needed to round out the story a bit and would have definitely enhanced the movie. My favorite part? The Jewish influences and humor.
RT Summary: Set in the 1930s, Woody Allen's bittersweet romance CAFÉ SOCIETY follows Bronx-born Bobby Dorfman (Jesse Eisenberg) to Hollywood, where he falls in love (with his uncle's mistress), and back to New York, where he is swept up in the vibrant world of high society nightclub life. Centering on events in the lives of Bobby's colorful Bronx family, the film is a glittering valentine to the movie stars, socialites, playboys, debutantes, politicians, and gangsters who epitomized the excitement and glamour of the age.
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