The confirmation (another) of a genius

Rating: 10/10 (5 March 2006)

With this remarkable film, Woody Allen reassures both fans, non-fans and critics that he is still one of the few genius cinema has left. I am definitely going to label it as a masterpiece. Again Mr. Allen shows his deep knowledge of the human behaviour, and specially his most irrational (or not so) actions. An immoral and cynical story, where such things as love, lust, welfare, greed or luck play a more important role than the characters themselves. Its a case study about the concrete and the abstract. Jonathan Rhys Meyers plays the non-chalant Chris Wilton, a poor Irish boy that fought his way up (you may say he is a social climber), and after finding his El Dorado (marries the sweet and rich Chloe), is faced with a terrible choice (as he says, he must choose between love and lust), Scarlett Johansson, as a sexy actress that has not yet found her way to the top, and all the crew have astonishingly intense performances. The dialog is both clever and literate, the environment is elegant and charming. The very first minutes of the movie particularly dazzled me, and you really become aware of the important role luck plays in one's life.