Blue Jasmine
Directed by: Woody Allen
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Alec Baldwin, Sally Hawkins
Rating: A-
Again with the low expectations! This movie surpassed all I thought it would be. I had read some (unprofessional) reviews that the only reason Blue Jasmine is to be watched is for Cate Blanchett. Blanchett’s performance was versatile, multi dimensional, possessed, and just all together great. However, the rest of the movie deserves credit too. The director expertly tells the story of the fall of Jasmine all while showing her present and how she is unraveling from her brushes with reality. It is easy to love and to hate the character. I simultaneously felt sorry for her and annoyed with her. Sally Hawkins, who is nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar, also performed well. Her character is believable in her desperate ways. She clings to any shred of hope and runs to a place of relative safety when there is none.
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