Blue Jasmine

Blue Jasmine

By Woody Allen

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 2013-07-26
  • Advisory Rating: PG-13
  • Runtime: 1h 38min
  • Director: Woody Allen
  • Production Company: Gravier Productions
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • iTunes Price: USD 12.99
  • iTunes Rent Price: USD 3.99
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Description

Poignant, romantic, and mesmerizing, writer/director Woody Allen’s latest masterpiece centers around Jasmine (Cate Blanchett), a former New York socialite teetering on an emotional tightrope, balancing between her troubled east coast past and a fresh start in San Francisco. Having moved into her sister’s humble apartment, Jasmine ricochets between the tumultuous acceptance of her new limitations, and the dreams of reclaiming her past life’s glamour. Join a powerful cast including Alec Baldwin, Sally Hawkins, Louis C.K., and Peter Saarsgard for an intimate portrayal of the battle between fantasy and reality which wages within us all.

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  • A shockingly heartbreaking tale.

    4
    By Kiki122178
    I clearly remember seeing this film with my husband in the theater. After a long journey for the main character we see her absolutely ruined & totally without hope. There's very little human kindness... 😢
  • Extremes

    1
    By TRK02
    Definitely an art-house film that the critics loved for a bunch of hoity-toity reasons. Great: Cate Blanchett’s portrayal of a self-centered, condescending, mean, shallow person who drowns in the depths of her denial. Hated it: Uneven plot, over-wrought plot, plot. Great: Alec Baldwin’s character who visibly changes into a slimy, smarmy predator upon the disclosure of the lottery win of his sister-in-law and her husband. Hated it: Uneven plot, over-wrought plot, plot >> on soooo many levels. In the case of this film, the parts (aspects that were good), when added together do not balance out with the sum (film as a whole) that, to me, was barely even mediocre.
  • Marvelous

    5
    By aghunaim
    The movie apparently depicts San Francisco, not as it "is," but as as it is viewed through the eyes of a stereotypical high-society New Yorker (who, in turn, is depicted through the eyes of the stereotypical San Franciscan), and so forth. Woody Allen entirely succeeds. Snap snap snap!
  • Destructive denial

    5
    By Windsor Smith III
    One critic called it a comedy-drama, but this film is much more tragic than it is comedic. (I think I laughed only once.) Still, I thoroughly enjoyed Blanchett's Oscar-winning performance, as well as Allen's insightful depiction of Americans floundering between fantasy and reality.
  • Depressing

    1
    By musikluvr1
    Awful movie saved by terrific Blanchett performance in riches to rags story. I agree with other reviewers saying Woody Allen should get real. Totally unrealistic whiny view of women. Even the most sheltered woman in the world has more options than shown for poor Jasmine. Allen genuinely does not like women and that is as obvious as the big nose on his face. The heroine sinks into a quagmire of self pity and pathos. One longed to shake her and tell her to pull herself up by her bootstraps! Ending really was depressing. One felt nothing but pity when an upbeat Jasmine finding a job and having hope would have given us something to root for. Congrats Woody you continue your demoralizing views of women in your "art".
  • Very good movie

    5
    By Eugenia Graham
    This film renews my appreciate for the artist Woody Allen is. Go Cate! Academy award well deserved. A lot of good acting in this movie. Even though Jasmine is an empty and shallow character she is an enigma. Her pain surfaces, yet we never see the depth of her as a genuine human being. Somewhere deep down Jasmine existed but we never got to see her. Amazing.
  • Didn't like it

    2
    By IndiePunk1
    When it comes to Woody Allen films it's always a toss up. This one sadly landed on the oppisit side of the coin. The trailer was pretty misleading and after seeing it, it's just left me super bumbed out by the end. I'm not saying don't watch it, just don't expect a happy ending...
  • Mediocre Film Elevated to Good

    4
    By blahboohblah
    Without Cate Blanchett, this would be another mediocre Woody Allen film, well-written in his usual way but nothing special. She elevates this material to the level of very good.
  • Artfully Awful

    2
    By sadsadstory
    A skillful exercise in squalor and despair, the train runs flawlessly and on time to a destination no one but a drugged masochist would willingly visit. And God, how I hate jazz.
  • Great Film - why can’t I rent it?

    5
    By L Girl
    Can iTunes please explain to me why it is so difficult to rent movies? Most of the movies I want to watch are not available for rent. iTunes is really losing my business because of the Buy Only option. It just doesn’t make sense. I don’t need to own these films. Anyone have any feedback on this?

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