Hollywood Ending (2002)

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• Tony G

  
  Sadly ridiculous with probably one of the worst casts Allen has assembled for any of his films.

• Alice S

  
  First and last thirds (when Woody's not doing his insultingly unconvincing blind man routine) are actually pretty nice. While I love Debra Messing on "Will & Grace," she's too smart to play dumb.

• Jennifer X

  
  I have no idea why this movie is always ranked so low with critics. Sure, the casting of Tea Leoni as the female lead was regrettable, but not a huge deal. Sure, Woody has fallen victim to society's predilections for the two-hour film despite the fact that he is marvelous at… More
  I have no idea why this movie is always ranked so low with critics. Sure, the casting of Tea Leoni as the female lead was regrettable, but not a huge deal. Sure, Woody has fallen victim to society's predilections for the two-hour film despite the fact that he is marvelous at stuffing a whole life into 80 minutes of celluloid, but even then it lagged very little. It was laugh-out-loud funny, had a sharp and original plot, and save Tea Leoni was pretty well-casted. In particular the Chinese translator.

• Eric B

  
  Frustrating. This premise had the potential to yield a very good Woody Allen film, rather than a merely adequate one. The blindness gags could have been much more creative and varied. Instead of just repeating the same weak dilemma of Allen being asked to choose between two props he… More
  Frustrating. This premise had the potential to yield a very good Woody Allen film, rather than a merely adequate one. The blindness gags could have been much more creative and varied. Instead of just repeating the same weak dilemma of Allen being asked to choose between two props he can't see, why not go further? Show a hideous set with garishly mismatched colors. Show cast members being forced to dialogue in awkward positions: standing too far apart, or facing in opposite directions. Something. What's most surprising that the film-within-a-film's dailies are not shown at all -- this was an easy opportunity for humor lost. One might argue that Allen's comic style is more subtle, but he certainly wasn't above including a broad pratfall and multiple accidents with crashing objects. Still, the story's most annoying flaw is rather simple: Allen's character shows no ability whatsoever to turn his head to the sound of someone's voice. Come on...maintaining this much realism was possible. Meanwhile, Tiffani Thiessen's eye-popping bit part reminds us of what a superstar she would be, if she only could act.

• Juli R

  
  This movie is not Woody Allen at his best. But I find Woody Allen almost compulsively likeable. There are zingy one-liners and a bit of editorializing about the movie industry. I think Allen could have taken this movie further with the blind director gags. But for the most part,… More
  This movie is not Woody Allen at his best. But I find Woody Allen almost compulsively likeable. There are zingy one-liners and a bit of editorializing about the movie industry. I think Allen could have taken this movie further with the blind director gags. But for the most part, it's an enjoyable clever romp. Particularly liked the twist at the end.

• Tom S

  
  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.

• Sunil J

  
  I like Woody Allen but this movie is SO boring! Thumbs down.

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