Comments on: Woody Allen’s ‘Whatever Works’ trailer: A Larry David-Evan Rachel Wood romance? Really?

By: Rick Peterson

Rick Peterson — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 19:52:34 +0000

This is just another dumb attempt at making fun of marriage and infidelity. I also agree that it’s gross that the two could possibly have sex with each other. I’m sick of woody Allen and his dumb premises for storylines.

By: jojo

jojo — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:52:34 +0000

I did see the movie. It reminds me of that dialogue in a old “Seinfeld” episode that went something like this:

Jerry: You know, I felt like I was in one of those “Twilight Zone” episodes where I woke up and everyone was different but me!
George: Which one was that?
Jerry: I don’t know–they’re all like that.

It’s the same with a Woody Allen movie. His movies are always entertaining, but you get pretty much the same story and characters all the time–which is Woody in a therapy session.

By: Ed

Ed — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 06:16:27 +0000

That was definitely a mentor-mentee relationship going on there, no where was it implied that its romantic. I think you need to reexamine your snap judgement and what in the world would have made you think otherwise.

By: will segen

will segen — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 09:18:33 +0000

loved the trailer. it cracked me up. can’t wait to see the film. maybe your reviewer really did play for the yankees. have fun.

By: stevie ray

stevie ray — Tue, 19 May 2009 18:22:21 +0000

now that woody is in his (self-assessed) dotage, it seems he’s hired the nearest thing to himself (larry david) to play himself. but larry’s only good for, what? another ten years? then larry’s an old guy. then woody’ll have to find another neurotic schlimiel to play him. not that there’s anything wrong with that. the neuro-pathetic character is pretty durable. woody got it from bob hope and has worked it for all it’s worth for what? 50 years?
woody’s what? 73? he’ll be writing this stuff ’til he’s what? 95? so we might as well get comfortable..
hey, at least he finally changed the title graphics font from souvenier book to what appears to be avant garde light. big step for the old boy.

By: Alison

Alison — Tue, 19 May 2009 01:29:11 +0000

As an avid Woody Allen fan, I’m not ready to dismiss the film just yet. The trailer might be, as a whole, disjointed, but I’d argue that there are a couple laugh-worthy moments. Ultimately, I think the film is going to appeal to fans of Curb Your Enthusiasm and those of us who adore Allen despite the few poor films he’s made. I’ll agree that the romantic pairing of Larry David and Evan Rachel Wood is odd. But Allen’s own romantic life is also somewhat strange. Even if Whatever Works isn’t as good as last year’s Vicky Cristina Barcelona, we’ve got to cut Allen a little slack. He’s made a film every year since 1970: not all of them will be Annie Hall brilliant.

By: Serge

Serge — Fri, 15 May 2009 12:20:59 +0000

Scarlett Johansson “actress”actually is a clone from original person,who has nothing with acting career.Clone was created illegally using stolen biomaterial.Original Scarlett Galabekian last name is nice, CHRISTIAN young lady.Original family didn’t authorize any activity with stolen biomaterials,no matter what form it was created in,it’s all need to be back to original family control in Cedars-Sinai MedicalCenter in LA.Controlling clones is US military operation.Original Scarlett never was engaged,by the way

By: megan

megan — Fri, 15 May 2009 01:33:27 +0000

i can’t wait to see it. I love woody allen and larry david walking down the street could make me laugh. even the worst allen movie is better than 90% of the crap movies that people pay money to go see…explain paul blart being a massive hit or any of the madea movies…

By: EEK

EEK — Mon, 11 May 2009 06:44:58 +0000

Sorry, Jeremy, I don’t see anything other than a “let’s learn from our monumental age and cultural differences” friendship – if it is sexual in nature I’d never know it from the trailer. What does irk me is the waste of Larry David as yet another Allen stand-in (the most bizarre has to be Kenneth Brannagh in “Celebrity”). It appears the only time a male character can do anything other than the Allen Schtick is if Allen himself is in the film doing it – otherwise they’re quickly relegated to the neurotic, curmudgeonly, death-obsessed Allen wannabee. Yawn.

By: Count Screwloose

Count Screwloose — Sun, 10 May 2009 13:53:50 +0000

I never liked that Woody Allen. Now, as a romance author with a newly published book, I suppose it would be remiss of me (being a writer and all) not to mention downright cruel, if I didn’t take a moment to tell you all about it!
Samantha (Sam to her friends) Atkins grew up in a one-horse town whose citizens fought constantly about who would get to ride the horse. Full of pluck and general vivacity, we follow Sam’s unconventional life as she cures the common cold, saws a woman in half, and invents the cotton gin.
Still, her love life is as troubled as her professional one is charmed. Her first husband is Ed, a shiftless no-good layabout whose idea of fun is burning ants with a magnifying glass. After Ed came Tom, a circus freak who weighed 1,200 pounds. “It takes 10 girls to hug him and a boxcar to lug him!” the advertisements would cry when the circus came to town.
Still, Tom left her with two beautiful daughters to raise on her own, Obnoxia and Irritatum (etc, ad nauseum)…