Movie Reviews for Alice

Alice

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Movie Reviews of Alice

Movie Review: Tiny Alice
Summary: 3 Stars

I having been retrospectively over the past year running through films Woody Allen directed, wrote, acted in or produced. Interestingly they run the gamut of his intellectual and cultural interests but I must admit that I did not realize how many of his films featured his old paramour Mia Farrow. She must be the number one actress featured in his various efforts. That is the case here with Allen's whimsical modern day take on the Alice in Wonderland saga in good old New York City (naturally).

Here Farrow is the unfulfilled wife of a stockbroker who along the way has lost her moorings and her values and is desperately seeking a solution. In that effort she runs to the wisdom of the East exemplified by Doctor Yang, the acupuncturist. Going through a series of madcap false starts and pseudo-affairs she finally is able to right her course, leave her husband and bring up her children out of harm's way. Damn, I want the telephone (or more correctly these days, the cellphone number) of the good Doctor Yang, pronto. A piece of fluff. Woody has had better ideas for a film in his time but not a bad performance by Farrow.

Movie Review: Obscure Woody Allen gem
Summary: 3 Stars

This film is a lovely urban fairy tale. Mia Farrow is charming as a Park Avenue matron who seeks relief from her back pain and ends up re-inventing herself thanks to some magical Chinese herbs. There's a wonderful cameo appearance by a young, fit Alec Baldwin. Enhanced by Woody's typically nostalgic and totally apt musical choices. An extremely pleasant escape.