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To Rome with Love (2012)
Huge Disappointment
What happened to the writer who had taken home the Oscar many times including last year? This is the most boring woody Allen movie I have ever seen. Not only that it is badly written,but also very boring.Usually, woody Allen never disappoints in visuals but this time, they are not what we expect from Allen. Not only the camera jerks but also visually,he did not show Rome as exotic as it is.
I would give four but being an Allen's fan, I am more disappointed and hence giving 3 star.It looked like he wrote the movie in a hurry after the Oscar winner 'Midnight in Paris'. In that movie, Paris was visually excellent and so was UK and new york in his previous films.But this time, Woody failed to show any beauty in Rome.Rome was dull and depressing here.Also the characters were always the plus points in his films.In 'To Rome with love',characters behave the way they are illogically especially the honeymoon couple. Singing under shower on stage is the most annoying scene(s) in woody Allen's career and it is not at all funny.
I was very happy to see woody back to form with 'Midnight in Paris' and he disappointed me with this
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (2011)
Feel good movie with weak climax
Nice to see a feel good movie after a while with excellent performances by Ewan McGregor,Emily blunt and Kristin Scott Thomas. The movie contains some good scenes and emotions and also the link between the human emotions and politics is nice conceived. Good subtext in dialogs elevated the scenes
On the flip side, the climax is a let down for me as it is highly and easily manipulated to give a very happy and positive ending. At least the emotional depth before the climax would have been better for this climax. The main character also is a bit passive
On the whole, worth a look for feel good movie lovers