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Bea Swanson This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

Candida It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

thebc-86158 Cafe Society is the first film with Woody Allen associated with it I've seen unless you count Antz and he is fantastic with the offbeat comedy and drama. It follows a young man named Bobby (Jessie Eisenberg) as he moves to Hollywood to get a job from his uncle (Steve Carell) who is a Hollywood producer and falls in love with Veronica "Vonnie" (Kristen Stewart) as he slowly gets more connections and rises to more importance. The film is funny and upbeat with an excellent 30's jazz filed soundtrack, great performances, and hilarious bits thrown in amongst a slightly boring and predictable but well directed and acted period piece comedy about showbiz. 8.5/10

shery8324 Like the idea but this generation doesn't like old boring stories

powers_lily I'm no Woody Allen fanatic, but every one of his films I've seen I've found charming. Cinematography and soundtracks are dreamy, just like in Cafe Society, but it was just so horribly cast, I couldn't find myself ever wanting to see it a second time like I have with his others.I agree with a previous reviewer that Eisenberg seemed like Allen's younger alter ego, but this was just the worst. And Kristen Stewart just flopped terribly as well. I get Allen usually casts for mild-mannered, somewhat dorky leads, but this was awful. Eisenberg and Stewart as the leads in a gorgeously shot, somewhat cleverly written setting as this one was just such a sad, sad, borderline painful mistake to watch unfold. Steve Carrell as Phil was great as always and I loved Corey Stoll as Ben. I kept watching for those two characters specifically. I look forward to every new film Woody Allen puts out, I just hope he goes in a less painfully awkward direction after realizing that Kristen Stewart and Jesse Eisenberg as a lead love interest in a glamorous setting is laughable.

FrouFrouFoxes This movie was terrible. Cardboard acting. Stilted dialogue. Unbelievable emotional dynamics forced by the plot. Characters and plot you don't care about. Annoying narration. I admit that even the very best Woody Allen movies only strike me as "ok", but this is an awful movie riding on legacy and betting on fans declaring the emperor's new clothes are genius. It did look sorta pretty....that's it.