Directed by Woody Allen
Screenplay by Woody Allen and Douglas McGrath
Stars: John Cusack, Dianne Wiest, Jennifer Tilly, Chazz Palminteri, Jack Warden, Joe Viterelli, Mary-Louise Parker, Rob Reiner, Tracey Ullman, Jim Broadbent, and Harvey Fierstein
There was an Oscar clip that I saw online with the legendary Dianne Wiest before winning for Best Supporting Actress. How come it took me this long to watch this movie?
Broadway, 1928. A fussy playwright, David Shayne (Cusack) wants his latest play, 'Gods of Our Father' to be a hit. In order for it to be that to happen, his producing partner Julian Marx (Warden) had to make a deal with local mobster, Nick Valenti (Viterelli) to have his moll, Olive (Tilly) a part.
I want to dedicate this section of the review to Dianne Wiest as the self-absorbed Broadway diva, Helen Sinclair. Whenever she was onscreen, she commanded it. She was hilarious. That Oscar was richly deserved.
The costumes, dialogue and the feel of the movie was perfect. The performances were tight and correct.
The only knock I have with the movie is the ending. I hated it. It came out of left field. I will not accept it.
Rating: 9/10
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