Lead actors have all the charisma of the high school cheerleader and quarterback starring in the senior class play.

Rating: 1/10 (21 January 2006)

SJ and JRM obviously needed at least some direction from Woody Allen to develop their characters past the point of a teenage crush gone wrong. In their defense, it must be said that the plot was clunky and full of holes and the dialog was amateurish so they didn't have much to work with. Emily Mortimer and Matthew Goode did as much as they could with their one dimensional characters which was to be charming and sweet.
Woody Allen has done some less than great movies in recent years, but now he just seems to be going through the motions. Where's the clever dialog, the deep character studies and the intriguing plots and subplots that are hallmarks of his better work? The script and the direction seemed like the work of a college film major with a big budget.
The critics who are giving this movie over the top great reviews should watch "Crimes and Misdemeanors" to see what a masterpiece by Woody Allen is really like.