Woody Allen, Mark Rydell, Treat Williams

With Hollywood Ending, Woody Allen good-naturedly bites the hand that feeds him. The modern studio system is a ripe target for Allen’s rapier wit, but the veteran writer-director goes a delicio...( read more  read more... )us step further by playing a has-been filmmaker who suffers from psychosomatic blindness--during the production of his big-budget comeback! Rather than sabotage his career, he proceeds to direct the film with guidance from his Chinese cinematographer’s translator, telling his agent (played by another veteran director, Mark Rydell) while hiding the truth from his ex-wife and producer (Téa Leoni), her studio honcho husband (Treat Williams), and his ditzy actress girlfriend (Debra Messing), who has a small role in the film. Chaos ensues--and so does Allen’s predilection for casting much-younger female costars--but Hollywood Ending favors a more contemplative blend of comedy and drama, peppered with memorable punch lines and blessed with, yes, a Hollywood ending that’s as entertaining as the mayhem that precedes it. --Jeff Shannon

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PG-13, 114 min.

Directed by: Woody Allen

Release Date: May 3, 2002

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DVD Release Date: September 17, 2002

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  • April 20, 2008
    a little crowded with all the insanity, but once again woody allen does something remarkable.
  • January 19, 2008
    Very likely to be Allen's less achieved film. Still funny, but with an unusually weak plot and bad casting choices.
  • October 13, 2008
    I like Woody Allen but this movie is SO boring! Thumbs down.
  • September 4, 2007
    Lots of great little jokes, and the blind gimmick is funny for awhile (mostly because of the translator guy), but old Woody just isn't as funny as young Woody.
  • November 5, 2009
    This fits right in the middle on a list ranking Woody Allen's movies... it's not that good, but not that bad, either. Of course, Woody Allen fans such as myself will contend that an average or 'mediocre' Allen movie is better than an average or 'mediocre' film that isn't by him; ...( read more)personally, I love his directing style, acting, and scripting... so I have to say that this is worth seeing, even though it doesn't come close to being one of his best movies.
  • July 28, 2009
    hahahahahaha.....It's Woody Allen....& his comedies....
    You can laugh....
  • June 27, 2009
    http://static6.flixster.com/static/images/done.gif
  • April 25, 2009
    Linda crítica ao cult bacanismo francês kkkkkkkkkkk
  • March 28, 2009
    No thankyou - Not interested
  • January 27, 2009
    - New York è una città in bianco e nero! Odora di bianco e nero, di vecchie pellicole!

Critic Reviews


May 10, 2002
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

Hollywood Ending just isn't very funny. full review

May 8, 2002
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

Funny but perilously slight. full review

May 3, 2002
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

If all late-life male fantasies were as entertaining as Hollywood Ending frequently is -- well, we'd all have more fun at the multiplexes. full review

May 3, 2002
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle

Every time Woody Allen seems as if he's through, he comes back swinging. full review

May 3, 2002
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

I liked the movie without loving it. full review

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