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Whatever Works (2009)

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Reviews Counted:151

Fresh:75

Rotten:76

Average Rating:5.3/10

Consensus: Based upon a script written in the 1970s, Woody Allen's Whatever Works suffers from a lack of fresh ideas.

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Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for sexual situations including dialogue, brief nude images and thematic material

Runtime: 1 hr. 32 min.

Genre: Romance, Comedy

Theatrical Release: Jun 19, 2009 Wide

Box Office: $5.2M

Synopsis: An eccentric New Yorker (Larry David) abandons his upper class life to lead a more bohemian existence. He meets a young girl from the south and her... An eccentric New Yorker (Larry David) abandons his upper class life to lead a more bohemian existence. He meets a young girl from the south and her family, and no two people seem to get along in the entanglements that follow. [More]

Starring: Larry David, Evan Rachel Wood, Ed Begley Jr, Patricia Clarkson

Starring: Larry David, Evan Rachel Wood, Ed Begley Jr, Patricia Clarkson, Conleth Hill, Michael McKean, Jessica Hecht, Christopher Evan Welch, Henry Cavill, Carolyn McCormick, John Gallagher Jr., Adam Brooks, Kristen Johnston, Cassidy Gard, Steve Antonucci, Yolonda Ross

Director: Woody Allen

Director: Woody Allen
Screenwriter: Woody Allen
Producer: Letty Aronson , Stephen Tenenbaum
Studio: Sony Pictures Classics

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Even when delivering something of a regression, as this film is, (Allen) still packs more laughs and ideas into a film than most filmmakers do into a career.

Full Review Source: Screenwize | comment Comment
Jul 4, 2010
Cris Kennedy
Cris Kennedy
Screenwize

Even diehard fans might find it a bit of a chore.

Full Review Source: Daily Express | comment Comment
Jun 28, 2010
Allan Hunter
Allan Hunter
Daily Express

It won't win Allen new converts, but for those of faith, it offers consolation.

Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | comment Comment
Jun 25, 2010
Catherine Shoard
Catherine Shoard
Guardian [UK]

Whatever Works is a welcome return to Allen’s New York roots and enjoyable insofar as it is far wittier than most modern comedies, but it lacks anything fresh to say.

Full Review Source: Daily Mail [UK] | comment Comment
Jun 25, 2010
Christopher Tookey
Christopher Tookey
Daily Mail [UK]

David might be plugging a gap between Curb series, but Allen can do better.

Full Review Source: Little White Lies | comment Comment
Jun 25, 2010
Adam Woodward
Adam Woodward
Little White Lies

Whatever Works works.

Full Review Source: Liverpool Echo | comment Comment
Jun 25, 2010
Catherine Jones
Catherine Jones
Liverpool Echo

What's Woody Allen's worst film? Look no further.

Full Review Source: Daily Telegraph | comment Comment
Jun 24, 2010
Tim Robey
Tim Robey
Daily Telegraph

Tragically making Vicky Cristina Barcelona look like a happy accident, Whatever Works is retro Allen that smacks of desperation.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
Jun 24, 2010
Angie Errigo
Angie Errigo
Empire Magazine

For all its wobbles, Whatever Works is rooted in an agreeable sensibility: life favours fate over luck more than we’d like to think, so grab whatever chances of happiness come your way.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
Jun 24, 2010
Ben Walters
Ben Walters
Time Out

It’s not classic Woody Allen, despite him writing it 40 years ago, but you’ll be fairly entertained.

Full Review Source: Birmingham Post | comment Comment
Jun 24, 2010
Roz Laws
Roz Laws
Birmingham Post

The rhythm of comedy dialogue has changed, yet Allen executes his script in a manner that leaves the cast swimming in a piece that feels curiously dated, like it's a lost picture from yesteryear.

Full Review Source: Digital Spy | comment Comment
Jun 24, 2010
Simon Reynolds
Simon Reynolds
Digital Spy

Allen showed us better than anyone what the good times really look like. We can’t quite give up on that. We never will.

Full Review Source: Financial Times | comment Comment
Jun 24, 2010
Antonia Quirke
Antonia Quirke
Financial Times

Great news! Woody Allen has extended his run of decent films! To two!

Full Review Source: News of the World | comment Comment
Jun 24, 2010
Robbie Collin
Robbie Collin
News of the World

There's an abundance of incisive one-liners and embittered tirades, with David bringing a new caustic flavour to Allen's nebbish alter ego, and if the action is occasionally contrived and stagy, it's mostly amusing and assured.

Full Review Source: Radio Times | comment Comment
Jun 24, 2010
David Parkinson
David Parkinson
Radio Times

It seems that Allen -- who hasn't needed to prove himself in an age -- is now happy to settle for, well, whatever works.

Full Review Source: Sky Movies | comment Comment
Jun 24, 2010
Tim Evans
Tim Evans
Sky Movies

Whatever Works is derived from a project Allen sketched out in the ’70s, shelved due to quality concerns. First thought, best thought.

Full Review Source: Uncut Magazine [UK] | comment Comment
Jun 23, 2010
David Stubbs
David Stubbs
Uncut Magazine [UK]

Enjoyable, well written and frequently amusing Woody Allen comedy that doesn't exactly break any new ground but should at least bring in the Larry David fans.

Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment Comment
Jun 23, 2010
Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon

While you may well have heard this sort of thing before, the familiarity of the humour makes it all the more lovable.

Full Review Source: Eye for Film | comment Comment
May 25, 2010
Amber Wilkinson
Amber Wilkinson
Eye for Film

Representa mais um esforço acima da média deste cineasta que, mesmo aos 74 anos, não dá sinais de pretender diminuir seu ritmo de produção.

Full Review Source: Cinema em Cena | comment Comment
May 2, 2010
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

full review at Movies for the Masses

Full Review Source: Movies for the Masses | comment Comment
Dec 10, 2009
Joseph Proimakis
Joseph Proimakis
Movies for the Masses
 
 
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