Melinda and Melinda

Being the 39th film, perhaps reality has set into Woody Allen...wait, what the heck am I talking about, reality does not apply to Woody Allen, he's always done what he's wanted, everything is his way, his terms. If any other filmmaker had produced his last four movies, probably would not keep making movies, but to my delight, this time Fox Searchlight gave him the opportunity to weave his latest tale, Melinda and Melinda.

It is the story of a pitch essentially, and the telling of the same story as a tragedy, or comedy, delivers terrific performances by Rahda Mitchell (of Pitch Black, Man on Fire fame), and Chiwetel Ejiofor, an actor I absoloutly loved in Dirty Pretty Things. Allen's greatest triumph are his creative, high concept stories, though they don't always deliver (i.e. Hollywood Endings blind director), I for some reason still almost always enjoy them.