Best Woody Allen movie in a long time...

Rating: 8/10 (2 September 2010)

This is one of the best movies Woody Allen has put out as of late. I wasn't that big of fan of Vicky Cristina Barcelona, but I got this film from the library, because I liked one of the supporting actors in it. But I found out Jonathan Rhys Meyers was one of the leads and I like much of his work. I got this not expecting anything about the film, didn't know it was a thriller or anything like that. I was quite surprised. It almost plays out like a romantic comedy at first, but then takes a more sinister turn. Just when you think the once cop has had his Twin Peaks Cooper moment, seeing things in what I think was a dream, it turns again. I thought there might be even more turns, but the ending was decent. It was a far cry from Woody Allen films that are mainly talking without much action. It is a very nice modern film noir and I would recommend it to people who like good acting and interesting stories with a bit of darkness thrown in their for good measure. And it also has a good deal of psychology and philosophy put in there as well.