Disappointing

Rating: 5/10 (31 January 2019)

Contrary to some opinions, this is not an original concept, a similar idea was used for the U.K television series 'Goodnight Sweetheart'.
Having said that, I went in thinking it had all the ingredients to make a good film, it failed.
The actors where generally good and I'll admit a soft spot for the affable Owen Wilson.
Most of the characters didn't develop beyond their opening scenes and I struggled to feel anything for any of them apart from Wilson, this could be due to my Wilson bias.
The trips back in time were lazily written and uninteresting, giving us no more than a checklist of notable writers and artists. One after the other they parade across the screen, most of the time in a completely irrelevant way and gave nothing to the story. One can't help but think that Allen had a list of historical figures that he felt compelled to include, probably for no other reason than intellectual posturing.
The movies "message" was dull and uninspired.
The entire movie is predictable and unchallenging, you will have forgotten that you've watched it within five minutes of it ending.