7/10
vigorous story but not a masterpiece
14 January 2008
This is another Woody Allen's London effort, after "Match Point" and "Scoop". As in the other two stories (more in Scoop actually) it's not easy, at a point, to decide whether it's about a comedy or something else. Farrel and McGregor play very pleasantly this Greek like drama, the story's watchable on the whole and the rhythm is suitable for the tight script the director conceived. Lead actors are really talented and the beautiful Hayley Atwell will certainly have a promising career in Hollywood. As for the others, Tom Wilkinson is here very fine in his small role, and John Benfield, in the part of the father, acts very proficiently and probably looks more Greek than British..
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