Blue Jasmine (2013): Dir: Woody Allen / Cast: Cate Blanchett, Alec Baldwin, Sally Hawkins, Bobby Cannavale, Andrew Dice Clay: Another Woody Allen masterpiece and this one regards self pity. Cate Blanchett stars as Jasmine Francis who moves in with her sister after her husband hanged himself in prison. Back story regards her rich lifestyle with money that her husband swindled off of others and how it all came to consequence. Bad blood emerges when her sister's lottery money was also swindled. Now Jasmine must learn to cope with a lifestyle that she looks down upon. She attempts a career in interior decorating but decided to do it online, which meant a course in computers. For money she becomes a secretary at a dental office where the dentist hits on her. Blanchett delivers one of her greatest performances as a woman subdued to the life she resented. Alec Baldwin plays her cheating scheming husband whose fate leads to her anxiety and erotic behaviour. Sally Hawkins plays Jasmine's sister, divorced with two children. She is now dating someone else whom Jasmine looks down on. Bobby Cannavale plays Hawkins's new boyfriend, a grease monkey struggling with Hawkins cheating after being invited to a party by Jasmine. Andrew Dice Clay is the real surprise giving a convincing performance as someone who has suffered from the affect of Jasmine and her scheming husband. Character study of living the life until anger and revenge are retorted without thought. All that is left is distant relationships and strangers ignoring you when the only one willing to listen to your voice is yourself. Score: 10 / 10
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