Whatever Works

I was hoping that the critics were wrong about Whatever Works. The movie, which combined two of my heroes, Woody Allen and Larry David (together at last!), has been getting panned as a warmed over Allen comedy that takes the easy way out. Unfortunately, I felt the same way. While Allen's scripts are always dark and witty (which I love), but this felt like it was on autopilot. Larry David is great (and basically the perfect manifestation of Allen's earlier neurotic characters), but even he couldn't bring this movie to live. I also could see how people who don't like David (which is blasphemous to me...but they are out there) would really hate this movie, as he is the focus of about 90% of the scenes. This movie made me want to go back and watch Annie Hall and Curb Your Enthusiasm and hope that both these guys come back with something more entertaining and lively in their next venture.