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  • One Of My Favorite Woody Allen Films

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    How Woody Allen consistently (and almost annually, I might add) writes such well written, well rounded and yet personal screenplays is beyond me. This one definitely has his touch and yet seems the most honest and realistic of his films that I've seen to date (I'd say a close second is Another Woman, and I haven't seen Interiors or Manhattan yet). How he manages to jump between all of the lead character's lives so effortlessly and have the audience keep up with all of the various story lines is beyond me. Hidden inside this screenplay are some of Woody Allen's best gems, both dramatic and comedic. Pure genius.

  • A Fun, Carefree Film

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    10 Items or Less  (2006)

    What a charming little independent film! Director Brad Silberling and Morgan Freeman take some very fun jabs at the business they both thrive in, and I found myself honestly laughing at most of the jokes in this film. Freeman and the relatively unknown Paz Vega have fantastic chemistry together, and even though some of the dialogue could have easily fell into the world of cliche, they play it with just enough wink-wink-nudge-nudge to let us know how much fun they're having together. It doesn't surprise me that this didn't get a wider release (very low-fi looking, lots of dialogue, almost a documentary feel to a lot of the scenes), but what a loss for the general public. The cameos in the film are like little breaths of fresh air just when you need them. Go rent it!

 

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