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Title: Hollywood Ending (2002)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Téa Leoni | ... | Ellie | |
| Bob Dorian | ... | Galaxie Executive | |
| Ivan Martin | ... | Galaxie Executive | |
| Gregg Edelman | ... | Galaxie Executive | |
| George Hamilton | ... | Ed | |
| Treat Williams | ... | Hal | |
| Woody Allen | ... | Val | |
| Debra Messing | ... | Lori | |
| Neal Huff | ... | Commercial A.D. | |
| Mark Rydell | ... | Al | |
| Douglas McGrath | ... | Barbeque Guest | |
| Stephanie Roth Haberle | ... | Barbeque Guest | |
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Bill Gerber | ... | Barbeque Guest |
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Roxanne Perry | ... | Barbeque Guest |
| Barbara Carroll | ... | Carlyle Pianist | |
Val Waxman is a film director who was once big in the 1970's and 1980's, but has now has been reduced to directing TV commercials. Finally, he gets an offer to make a big film. But, disaster strikes, when Val goes temporarily blind, due to paranoia. So, he and a few friends, try to cover up his disability, without the studio executives or the producers knowing that he is directing the film blind. Written by <stuartkenny50@hotmail.com>
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This is by far one of the year's most original films. It will certainly not win anything special, but HOLLYWOOD ENDING is still quite an entertaining trip. There are no majorly huge laughs in this film, but Woody Allen is a master at creating ingenious stories and plots that have never been done before. He is not one to go for the 'crude' humor feel that most films do go for nowadays. Now, yes, I love crude humor movies, but where would we be without Woody Allen?
This film is a far better improvement over his 'not-very-funny' PICKING UP THE PIECES and his even worse SMALL TIME CROOKS, which didn't really have much of a story to it. He is good and in a way daring, as it almost seems like he begins his screenplays without any idea as to how they will end. Usually, these types of films are not good ones, but Mr. Allen has the gift to be able to pull off an effective and original story for one of the better film's of his career. There is only one problem that I can spot-- and that is that I feel that Woody Allen doesn't have a great knack for being able to write effective dramatic moments. His moments of the film that try to be touching, are not really all that good, and they aren't all that believable as far as drama goes. Still, his humorous moments are pretty good, but you must have the proper sense of humor in order to understand Woody's creative comedy style.
While I wouldn't call the film 'unforgettable', it is still quite an enduring experience and you probably will not forget it any time soon. I recommend that you see the two other films that I mentioned, and his animated debut ANTZ, which is still one of the best animated films ever. Still yet, you should see this movie. It isn't going to be anything big, but still, HOLLYWOOD ENDING is a movie you should see.
HOLLYWOOD ENDING: 4/5.