The Purple Rose of Cairo
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Movie Reviews of The Purple Rose of Cairo
Movie Review: Captivating and wistful comedy/fantasy
Summary: 5 Stars
An utterly sweet, inventive and charming film that examines our love
affair with the movies and our need to escape into fantasy. The central
device of the wall breaking down between the characters in a film and
those watching is great fun, and both Mia Farrow and Jeff Daniels do
some of their very best work in this.
That said, for me, it lacks a little of the depth and complexity of my
very favorite Allen films. It's a little too cute and simplistic
in the middle, although the first and last third, and the uncompromised
ending are terrific. It doesn't quite hold up on multiple viewings
the way 'Annie Hall', or 'Crimes and Misdemeanors' or 'Hannah and Her
Sisters' or 'Zelig' do. But even 2nd tier Woody Allen is better than
almost anything else out there. And on a certain level, with great
filmmakers its about personal taste, not right and wrong. (e.g. Is Chapln's
'Modern Times' better than 'City Lights' ?) So, if you like Allen's
work at all and you've never seen this, you owe yourself a look to
decide for yourself.
Movie Review: What an original film!
Summary: 5 Stars
I hadn't seen this movie since 1985 when it first came out and was excited to find it on DVD and it was a great as I remembered! This is an original fantasy that is a lot of fun. Mia Farrow is charming as Cecilia, a woman in the depression era who is addicted to movies. Jeff Daniels plays the character from the movie "The Purple Rose of Cairo" whom she fantasizes about. The fun begins when Jeff Daniels character walks off the screen and into Cecilia's life.....but reality soon sets in when the REAL actor gets wind that his character has walked off the screen.....the movie is simply wonderful and forgoes the typical happy ending....favoring REALITY over fantasy. Watch it you won't be disappointed. Even if you don't care for Woody Allen movies, I know you'll love this one!Movie Review: Very Good Woody Allen
Summary: 5 Stars
"The Purple Rose of Cairo" is one of the more unusual films in the Woody Allen canon. It's also one of the best. In it, a character in a movie named Tom Baxter Baxter (Jeff Daniels) walks right of the movie screen to settle down with Cecilia (Mia Farrow), whome he has fallen in love with. This obviously causes something of a crisis, as the studio fears more Tom Baxters walking off the screen and commiting crimes, and Gil Shepard (Jeff Daniels again), who plays Tom Baxter, fears for his career.The DVD is presented in anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) and generally looks pretty good. While there are some scratches and grain, the DVD handles the warm autumn colours pretty well. Being a Woody Allen film, there are very few frills, other than a booklet and a theatrical trailer.
Movie Review: A Miniature Masterpiece
Summary: 5 Stars
If Woody Allen thinks this is his finest film, I'm not surprised. It's flawless. Brilliantly written, brilliantly acted, superbly plotted. Faultless. Daniels and Farrow are perfectly stunning in their parts. Whatever happended to Jeff Daniels? Why is this the only film I've seen him in? He plays this part with the lightest of touches: it's like whipped cream. Farrow is incredible, retaining always the slight reserve of suspicion that things can't be quite what they seem, which just about makes the ending bearable. The real mastery of the writing and direction is that what threatens to be a one-joke plot never topples over and falls flat. The juggling keeps the balls in the air with such delicate skill that the only possible reaction is one of pure admiration.Movie Review: Real Life v. Reel Life
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie is so tender and kind and sweet--and then you are forced to ask of yourself whether life is as tender and sweet. The harsh reality of life for Cecilia versus her "madcap Manhattan week-end" poses for her and us the same questions. Will "escaping" our lives make them better? Isn't there beauty and joy in real life? The profundity of this movie is masked by its clever delivery and HILARIOUS scenes between the actors on the screen and those persons in the real world ("I'll go get the manager!"). Who will Cecilia choose? Why? How does it end? "Well, that's the movies kid!" See this movie.