Magic in the Moonlight (2014) (original) (raw)
In 1928, Stanley, a cynical magician who performs under the stage name Wei Ling Soo, is recruited by an old friend to expose a purported mystic. A youthful and beautiful American girl, she has cast her spell over a wealthy family in the south of France. Stanley becomes conflicted when he falls for her himself.
In 1928, Stanley, a cynical magician who performs under the stage name Wei Ling Soo, is recruited by an old friend to expose a purported mystic. A youthful and beautiful American girl, she has cast her spell over a wealthy family in the south of France. Stanley becomes conflicted when he falls for her himself. (less)
Director: Woody Allen
Writer: Woody Allen
Starring: Colin Firth, Marcia Gay Harden, Emma Stone, Jacki Weaver, Eileen Atkins, Erica Leerhsen
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Review by Brian Orndorf, July 31, 2014
5 / 10
What�s so interesting about Woody Allen�s work ethic is how unpredictable he can be. One year, he�s masterminding Oscar-winning material that plays to his strengths of comedy and melodrama, puckered to perfection, as found in last year�s �Blue Jasmine.� �Magic in the Moonlight� represents one of the writer/director�s down years, where the inspiration isn�t quite there and his habitually sharp timing is off. It�s certainly not one of his worst, but after the wonderful layers of his previous effort, which aced every theme and emotion it pursued, �Magic in the Moonlight� spends much of its run ti ...read more...
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