Whatever Works

Let me preface this by saying it’s Woody Allen. So, at this point, half of you can move onto the next review, and the rest of you can rub your hands together with glee.

No, he’s not everyone’s cup of tea, and I’m still not sure which side of hit and miss this movie falls on, but if you’re interested in his contorted view of the world, you’ll go watch anyway. The big draw card to Whatever Works is Larry David of Curb Your Enthusiasm fame. He’s brilliant, let’s face it, so playing Boris, a washed-up, almost Nobel-nominated Jewish physicist living in Chinatown is bound to be pretty entertaining.

Add to the mix a little minx played by who else but Evan Rachel Wood, and you’ve got the bones of the film. The flesh, however, is another story altogether…

Rating: 4 outta 5.