While Blue Jasmine, Woody Allen‘s latest film, has some funny, and even more ironic lines, it is not a comedy!
It is a first rate film, that in a very Woody Allen way seriously engages issues of class and privilege, and perhaps yields his best character study to date of a woman at the center. This is a film full of lies and pretensions, the unraveling of which provide the spine of the film. Cate Blanchett provides an extraordinary performance as the woman at the center, and the supporting roles are all quite strong. Settings alternate between New York and San Francisco, and indeed, the chickens come home to roost!
The stance and sense of the world remain Allen’s — for better and worse — and it’s well worth seeing, even if you don’t emerge laughing