You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

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Cast & Crew

Antonio Banderas
Greg

Josh Brolin
Roy

Anthony Hopkins
Alfie

Gemma Jones
Helena Shepridge

Freida Pinto
Dia

Lucy Punch
Charmaine

Naomi Watts
Sally

Roger Ashton-Griffiths
Jonathan

Jim Piddock
Peter

Pauline Collins
Cristal Delgiorno

Celia Imrie
Enid

Ewen Bremner
Henry Strangler

Alex Macqueen
Malcolm Dodds

Anna Friel
Iris

Neil Jackson
Alan

Woody Allen
Director

Woody Allen
Screenwriter

Letty Aronson
Producer

Jaume Roures
Producer

Stephen Tenenbaum
Producer

Javier Méndez
Executive Producer

Vilmos Zsigmond
Cinematography

Alisa Lepselter
Film Editing

Jim Clay
Production Design

Dominic Masters
Art Director

Beatrix Aruna Pasztor
Costume Design

Juliet Taylor
Casting

Patricia Dicerto
Casting

Gail Stevens
Casting

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Audience Reviews for You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

• Jun 29, 2013

  Middling Woody, a cast of talented actors portray a bunch of not terribly interesting or for that matter likable people.
  jay n Super Reviewer
• Jan 07, 2013

  Despite a few funny moments, its still kind of boring. One of Allen's lesser efforts.
  Hugo S Super Reviewer
• Jan 06, 2013

  Woody Allen's You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger falls into the passable, discernibly Woody-like, but certainly not one of the best, Woody Allen films. It follows two married couples, and the people within the relationships who decide, to their own detriment, that the grass is always greener on the other side. Like all Woody Allen comedies, it has its moments, with some strong situational and sarcastic humor, with the typical Allen flair for smart dialogue. However, it's occasionally tedious in what it has to say, often re-using the same joke, and never quite delivering anything especially insightful or unique. The film is acted well, with a strong cast of English and American actors. The chemistry on screen is noticeable, but the material just doesn't offer much for them to really elevate the film. It's message is too familiar for Woody, and the delivery is not particularly poignant or biting, like some of his best work. Ultimately, it's still smarter than the vast majority of romantic comedies out there, but isn't one of his best pieces. 3/5 Stars
  Jeffrey M Super Reviewer
• Sep 20, 2012

  I'm not sure why this film doesn't get better ratings, but my hunch is that it's because, compared to other Woody Allen everyone's-lusting-after-everyone-else ensemble films, this one's rather humourless. I thought that Brolin and Watts played a good exasperated couple, and that Lucy Punch was incredible as the mother-in-law that pushes every button Brolin's character has. Plus, as usual for Allen, there's a fascination with death on display, and the psychics and seances lighten the rest of the story's mood, which is a sombre one given that it's basically about writer's block and the dissolution of what should be a promising marriage. I really got into the characters, though - despite how despicable the writer Brolin played was - and I thought the story was captivating, if a little twee as it approached the end. A good film, or maybe, as a writer myself, one I'd have liked no matter what. In any case, I guarantee that it's not as bad as you've heard.
  Daniel P Super Reviewer

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