Woody Allen's worst movie

Rating: 3/10 (17 February 2014)

Weak, and quite silly. Probably Woody Allen's worst movie.
The stories were mostly incoherent, and farcical. The only one which was meaningful was the Roberto Benigni one, with its examination of everyone having their 15 minutes of fame plus stardom, it's perks, downsides, superficiality and fleetingness. Others are mostly quite dull and meaningless, though they all have their moments.
All-star cast does the best it can with the rambling script. Penelope Cruz was the stand-out, and not necessarily for her performance (that red dress...).
Setting is amazing, of course. However, this is possibly a smokescreen on Woody Allen's part. His last few movies have all involved stunning European locations, as if the movie is more a travel guide than a drama. (Midnight in Paris wasn't bad though).