Synopsis
Woody Allen stars as Val Waxman, a two-time Oscar winner turned washed-up, neurotic director in desperate need of a comeback. When it comes, Waxman finds himself backed into a corner: Work for his ex-wife Ellie or forfeit his last shot. Is Val blinded by love when he opts for the reconnect? Is love blind when it comes to Ellie's staunch support? Literally and figuratively, the proof is the picture.
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Cast
- Woody AllenVal
- George HamiltonEd
- Téa LeoniEllie
- Debra MessingLori
- Mark RydellAl
- Treat WilliamsHal
- Jodie MarkellAndrea Ford
- Isaac MizrahiElio Sebastian
- Marian SeldesAlexandra
- Aaron StanfordActor
Recommendations
- 75
New York Daily News
A bouquet of snappy one-liners and disarming nuttiness. - 75
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
His persona clicks, the physical comedy amuses, and its comic vision is tantalizing enough to make us suspect the Old Master still may have at least one masterpiece in him trying to get out. - 63
Philadelphia Inquirer
It might not be good enough to make you laugh consistently, but Hollywood Ending looks good enough to eat. - 63
Miami Herald
There's a mean little Hollywood satire squirreled away within Hollywood Ending, but you have to look hard to find it. - 50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
More than merely stale and dated, Hollywood Ending seems lazy and careless -- the structure is loose to the point of crumbling. - 42
Entertainment Weekly
For Woody, it's looking more and more like the end of his days of whine and neurosis. - 40
Film Threat
Serves as more proof, as if any were needed, that Allen desperately needs to devote more time to polishing his scripts, and less to heedlessly banging out one film a year, year in and year out. - 40
Washington Post
It feels old, tired and given-up-on, maybe three drafts shy of minimal production level.
