I have a vague memory of having seen Woody Allen's "Alice" when I was little. Of course, at that age I didn't understand the plot; I only picked up on the invisibility scenes and saw a correlation to "Alice in Wonderland" (and of course only knew Disney's animated version).
Anyway, now that I'm old enough to understand the movie, I can see that Woody Allen was shifting into the phase of his career where he focused a lot on neurotic rich people. At least this movie had a comedic - even fantasy - element to it.
Now comes the unpleasant aspect. Co-starring in the movie is Dylan Farrow. Do I even need to elaborate on the allegations against Woody Allen? At this point, watching any of his movies is unpleasant, clever though the movies may be.
Overall, it's a good movie. Not Allen's best by any measure, but certainly fun. In addition to Farrow, the cast includes Alec Baldwin, William Hurt, Keye Luke (best known for the Charlie Chan movies, but also played Mogwai's owner in the Gremlins movies), Bernadette Peters, Cybill Shepherd, Joe Mantegna and Julie Kavner (that means that Marge Simpson and Fat Tony co-starred outside "The Simpsons"!).
Anyway, now that I'm old enough to understand the movie, I can see that Woody Allen was shifting into the phase of his career where he focused a lot on neurotic rich people. At least this movie had a comedic - even fantasy - element to it.
Now comes the unpleasant aspect. Co-starring in the movie is Dylan Farrow. Do I even need to elaborate on the allegations against Woody Allen? At this point, watching any of his movies is unpleasant, clever though the movies may be.
Overall, it's a good movie. Not Allen's best by any measure, but certainly fun. In addition to Farrow, the cast includes Alec Baldwin, William Hurt, Keye Luke (best known for the Charlie Chan movies, but also played Mogwai's owner in the Gremlins movies), Bernadette Peters, Cybill Shepherd, Joe Mantegna and Julie Kavner (that means that Marge Simpson and Fat Tony co-starred outside "The Simpsons"!).