The Horse reviews a recent Woody Allen movie?
By The Horse
@TheHorse (238407)
Walnut Creek, California
March 14, 2021 2:54pm CST
We watched A Rainy Day in New York last night, A Woody Allen movie from 2019 or so. It was a romantic comedy involving two college kids whose relationship is tested by a visit to Manhattan.
To me it was like a rehash of old Woody Allen themes, and a bit boring. But there was some good dialogue, and I did wonder how things would turn out. The individual performances by a good cast (Elle Fanning, Selena Gomez, Timothée Chalamet, and several others) are really good. I found all of the characters likable and real, if a bit cliche.
Overall, it made me go back and watch some Woody Allen classics, like Manhattan. Have you heard of this movie? Are you a Woody Allen fan?
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@DaddyEvil (174849)
• United States
14 Mar 21
I'm still waiting for Kitty to review the movie before I bother watching it. 
I've never seen a single Woody Allen movie. I rarely watch movies unless they are children's movies. *shrug*
I've never seen a single Woody Allen movie. I rarely watch movies unless they are children's movies. *shrug*1 person likes this
@DaddyEvil (174849)
• United States
14 Mar 21
@TheHorse You went to a movie theater? All those are still closed here.
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@TheHorse (238407)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Mar 21
@DaddyEvil No. We watched it on Netflix.
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
15 Mar 21
I used to be a big Woodie Allen fan decades ago until I thought that all of his films were one and the same. By that time I had found out the Spanish director Pedro Almodovar and up to now I have not found someone better.
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
15 Mar 21
@TheHorse I will give you a link to the Wikipedia. I like them all
I am not a person who easily laughs but Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown was one of them
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedro_Almod%C3%B3var
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@TheHorse (238407)
• Walnut Creek, California
15 Mar 21
@marguicha I will suggest this to my movie watching friends.
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@kaylachan (84943)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
14 Mar 21
No, and no. I have no clue about who he is, but think I should.
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@kaylachan (84943)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
14 Mar 21
@TheHorse How did he get away with that? Isn't that illegal?
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@TheHorse (238407)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Mar 21
@kaylachan I think he was never legally her step-father. And he waited until she was of age. But it's still "odd."
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@FourWalls (86985)
• United States
14 Mar 21
I have managed to make it through some Woody Allen movies, and the only one I found worth my time was Zelig. After the rest I found myself wonder why ANYONE saw him as a “comedic genius.”
But comedy is subjective, isn’t it.
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@FourWalls (86985)
• United States
15 Mar 21
@TheHorse -- so down a notch I go in your books. Hopefully the appreciation of John Prine will keep me in relatively decent standing with you.
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@TheHorse (238407)
• Walnut Creek, California
15 Mar 21
@FourWalls I am sending you a shipment of Africanized bees.
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@moffittjc (128861)
• Gainesville, Florida
15 Mar 21
I only recall seeing one Woody Allen movie when I was a kid, and I can't remember what it was called or what it was about. But I remember it being funny.
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@moffittjc (128861)
• Gainesville, Florida
15 Mar 21
@TheHorse Were all his movies comedy movies?
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@TheHorse (238407)
• Walnut Creek, California
16 Mar 21
@moffittjc Some were not.
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
14 Mar 21
I haven't seen any Woody Allen movies in a while, but I do enjoy Annie Hall and Sleeper.
Timothée Chalamet is starring in the new Dune movie.
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@LindaOHio (223056)
• United States
15 Mar 21
Thank you for the critique. I'm not a Woody Allen fan; and I haven't heard of the movie. Have a good week!
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