Slate Skewers Allen's 'Whatever Works'
Slate Skewers Allen's 'Whatever Works'
MrMidwest
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/8/05
#1Slate Skewers Allen's 'Whatever Works'
Posted: 6/20/09 at 11:39am
"Imagine if Annie Hall had been forgotten in a Ziploc bag under your couch cushions and left there for 30 years. By the time you pulled out the bag, Alvy Singer's endearing misanthropy would have decomposed into its constituent elements of vanity and contempt, and Annie's charming naiveté would have curdled into ditzy cuteness. The New York City that once seemed like a living, breathing entity would be a desiccated and barely recognizable skeleton. In short, you wouldn't be able to get the contents of that baggie to the trash can fast enough. That's basically the experience of watching Woody Allen's latest comedy, Whatever Works."
http://www.slate.com/id/2220809/
"The gods who nurse this universe think little of mortals' cares. They sit in crowds on exclusive clouds and laugh at our love affairs. I might have had a real romance if they'd given me a chance. I loved him, but he didn't love me. I wanted him, but he didn't want me. Then the gods had a spree and indulged in another whim. Now he loves me, but I don't love him." - Cole Porter
wexy
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/19/05
#2re: Slate Skewers Allen's 'Whatever Works'
Posted: 6/21/09 at 9:54pm
Got a 46% on Rotten Tomatoes. People agree
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/whatever_works/
'Take me out tonight where's there's music and there's people and they're young and alive.'
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