Irrational Man

  • 2015


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2.8
Though Irrational Mans existentialist moral crisis is mostly hokum, the movie still has a whiff of charm, thanks to a handful of good one liners, a li .. Av Club
2.8
Woody Allen has always repeated the same handful of themes in his films, but now even his repetitions are getting repetitious. EW
1.9
It is not merely a bad film. It is a collection of notes for a film that never quite evolved to the rough draft stage, much less cohered into a finish .. Rogerebert
4.5
Woody Allen contemplates the perfect murder (again) in a darkly funny, intellectually rigorous campus comedy. Variety
3.0
The energy levels are low, not helped in the early stages by the film being anchored by Phoenixs mumbling, laconic mess. Time Out
2.0
Emma Stone, Joaquin Phoenix and Parker Posey, mosey unconcernedly through a story that never quite grabs you. The Guardian
3.1
Which isnt to say that we dont form a relationship with these creatures.
2.5
Shot in a rich, buttery color palette by Darius Khondji, its an indulgent pleasure to watch, from Abes cozy, well appointed faculty rental to the floa ..
4.5
Typically, Allen has subordinated style to story on Irrational Man, but it doesnt lack for pictorial interest. Screen Daily
4.5
Shes dark, wraithlike, painfully intense maybe too intense for the movie. Vulture
3.5
Woody Allen generates films with such rapidity and inconsistency that you can never be certain if this seasons offering will be a hit or a miss. Im ha ..
4.5
If youve seen any of that yield, you have seen a version of Irrational Man. The New York Times
2.8
Irrational Man is a light souffl that is intermittingly enjoyable and impeccably performed, but its done in by Allens lazy pen. IGN
4.5
Allens new Man isnt so much irrational as stubbornly, willfully weird.
1.3
So going to a new Woody Allen movie is one of those rare cases where life really is like a box of chocolates: Until you bite in, you dont know if your .. San Francisco Chronicle
4.5
Judged solely on a pain to pleasure ratio, Irrational Man is a delight bolstered by wonderful performances and an entertaining plot. The Young Folks
3.0
A thriller in the key of Woody. The same old, same old but still entertaining.
2.5
Irrational Man putters along like this, and its difficult to discern where exactly its headed and if theres actually point. Cinema Blend
1.0
Irrational Man plays, like so much of Woody Allens work over the past 20 years, like a bad Woody Allen parody. Ny Daily News
1.3
Ostensibly about the theory and practice of ethics, if the existential dramedy Irrational Man werent so clumsy it could almost be a self parody. The Globe And Mail
2.5
Irrational Man isnt one of Allens worst filmsits breezy though inconsequential, and generally holds your interest. One Guys Opinion
2.5
His dialogue is stilted, as dated as Tennessee Williams, without Williams poetry. Rogers Movie Nation
3.5
A Woody Allen cynical meaning of life film about a burned out philosophy professor. Sover
2.8
Its a compelling movie, but only in spurts, which leads to a frustrating sit, watching the filmmaker tease a return to form, only to reach the halfway .. Blu Ray
3.8
Joaquin Phoenix stars as the rumpled philosophy professor Abe Lucas, who gets a job at the fictitious Braylin college, despite the fact that hes a kno .. Combust Ible Celluloid
1.5
In his 60s stand up act, Allen joked that he once cheated on a metaphysics exam by looking within the soul of the student sitting next to him; 50 year .. Chicago Reader
2.5
Abe Lucas (Joaquin Phoenix), a philosophy professor who has a love hate relationship with the subject, doesnt seem to be an Allen surrogate, but that .. Mark Reviews Movies
2.2
latest, repetitive in and of itself, finds the director spinning his wheels, rehashing themes in a stilted screenplay which the director fails to enli ..
2.5
...Irrational Man comes off as the latest misguided endeavor from Allen... Reel Film Reviews
3.5
The film is well made and there are good performances, and I did like the ending. However, I did feel a bit slimed by this film. The misogyny and the .. Lariat
1.0
This may just be a deadpan satire on the narcissistic pretensions of academic sociopaths. News Review
2.0
Woody Allens films not only split into one of two genres these days funny or not funny theyve also begun to repeat the tropes and themes of earlier, m .. Radio Times
1.5
One of the directors weaker and more easily forgettable efforts. (Full Content Review Violence, Sexual Content, Profanity, etc. for Parents also avail .. Screen It
4.0
Irrational Man is one of Woody Allens most disconcerting films of recent times a very dark story told in a breezy and playful way. Independent
3.8
To avoid spoilers, let me say that Allen has crafted a suspenseful mind teaser that might feel too much like an intellectual exercise if Phoenix and S .. Rolling Stone
4.5
Irrational Man isnt Allens most original or inspired film, but its engaging throughout and peppered with fine moments. News Day
3.2
Allen isnt doing anything terribly deep dish here, just gussying up the standard crime movie tropes. Cs Monitor
0.0
Irrational Man ... just may be the nadir of the 79 year old directors career. New York Post
2.5
Yet in a film like Irrational Man, he doesnt give actors like Joaquin Phoenix and Emma Stone much to do. Az Central
3.0
Credit:Entertainment One At this stage, youre not sure what mood Allen is in. Smh
4.5
This isnt by any means a great Woody Allen film, but its one with great things in it. Mountain X
3.5
Happily their directors didnt leave them on the page, so theyve warped into something a little different: A mystery of memory and the aging mind in th .. Npr
4.5
A blithe and chipper drawing room comedy that, in a deliciously perverse way, plays with notions of chance and karma and very bitter irony.
2.5
A tired exercise in existentialism that apes but doesnt improve upon the writer/directors better work. Toronto Star
1.5
Incessantly to a Ramsey Lewis score that quickly goes from memorable to overused, the mystery is why Allen bothered to do this movie in the first plac .. Reel Talk Reviews
4.5
Lets give Allen full credit, by the way, for casting Posey as this wounded, sexy and emotionally rich middle aged woman, a character enormously more i .. Salon
3.0
Successfully pulling off the murder, Abe is revitalised by his moral crusade though, as devotees of Alfred Hitchcock and Claude Chabrol will know, the .. Flim List
4.5
With its somewhat cynical view of life, love and sense of purpose, the film plays out beautifully on an intellectual level, while the compelling prese ..
4.0
Still memorable as Allens muse in Magic in the Moonlight, lithe, lovely Emma Stone is captivating as Abes bright, if besotted disciple in creepy count .. Susang Ranger
3.1
Not exactly a write off, but nothing memorable, either, Irrational Man is a sardonic exercise in cynicism that will most likely appeal to the same pre .. Observer
4.5
Allens sketch of the campus owes nothing to observations of real students or teachers; the setting and the setup are living abstractions that the trio .. New Yorker
2.5
Allen is no dummy, but he is also not his own best editor or critic. The tone here is all over the place. Chicago Tribune
2.5
Even Allens outstanding cinematographer, Darius Khondji, cant deliver a spark; his drab Newport might just as well be Newport News. Boston Globe
1.2
Two hours of care free white people walking through verdant meadows talking about Kant, plus bloodless crime and an icky romance. This is Woody Allen .. Uproxx
3.0
If asked to rank it in the Allen oeuvre, I might find myself positioning it round about number 28 of 44 (about the same position as Manhattan Murder M .. The Irish Times
4.5
A mostly satisfying narrative that benefits from the gifted ensemble of players... Blogs Indie Wire
1.8
It gives me no pleasure to ask the question that buzzed through my brain at the end of Irrational Man: how long are we going to continue to let Woody .. Blogs Indie Wire
1.5
Upon arrival, Lucas has the charisma and heavy lidded, wackadoodle charm of Phoenix, but hes also a messoverweight, sweaty, and inebriated. The Atlantic
3.0
Theres just something about a new Woody Allen film that makes hope spring. Standard
4.5
He says, I dont think that anything Ive written or dramatized has any originality philosophically. Tony Medley
3.2
At the age of 79, Woody Allen is still a formidable filmmaker (Blue Jasmine was just two years ago). But he is also, inevitably, Woody Allen. Detroit News
2.8
Saying its better film than Allens last film, Magic in the Moonlight, may be a compliment, but we wont pretend its not a backhanded one. Hit Fix
3.5
Though the dialogue is clunky and often emptily eloquent in the extreme, there is something quite unpredictable about Abes quest that keeps you wonder .. Herald Sun
2.5
The way Lucas sees it: Heres a lawful being who has a right to do whats just and fair, only hes squandered that position. Consequence Of Sound
1.5
He has a reputation as a womanizer, and doesnt seem to care about anything. Movie Habit
1.5
Jills fascination with Abes two dimensional bad boy shtick is ludicrous, but the movie doesnt know it. Oregon Live
2.0
These days that would get him booted from the faculty and change the plot line, but Allen doesnt know what to do with the one hes got. Now Toronto
4.5
The storytelling may come wrapped in Allens biting wit, but the performances ensure that theres more than satire and irony on display here. Film Ink
2.0
As the film progresses, it feels increasingly like the kind of half formed idea that Allen had tucked away in the back of his writing bureau for some .. Cine Vue
3.2
But Abe is such a soul sucker that Allen shifts gears: Abe doesnt deserve Jill. La Weekly
3.2
But, Fantastic Four is one of the few Marvel properties Disney doesnt own (yet), so Twentieth Century Fox is cashing in while it can. Tamp A Bay
2.5
A very contained, very particle of Woody Allens huge cinematic universe ... Irrational Man is a minor work in a minor key, with just enough charm to m .. Abc
3.1
At its most basic level is, like 2005s Match Point, a murder drama. This time around, though, the satisfactions are relatively few. Kansas City
4.0
But make no mistake this is neither a sickly sweet romance flick nor a serious philosophical meditation on life. Flicks
3.8
Spending time with Irrational Man would not be an irrational choice. Stl Today
3.0
Tart as it is, the film cant entirely crack the nut of how to tell a story about ennui without the audience shrugging too. Ft
4.2
I dont think he thinks hes such hot stuff, only that he thinks hes better than most of us. Ar Kansas Online
4.5
Vital, happy and sad that unfocused figure in front of the sea , and above all, terribly true, with performances that are practically proof of this. A ..
1.5
A projection played without verve and devoid of the natural charm that overflows in many films that mark Woody Allens career.
4.0
That the latest in Allens record breaking annual output of films manages not to send itself up but to engage pretty much throughout owes a lot to a te .. The Arts Desk
4.0
The case Abe makes for his actions, all of them, are so compelling that the larger questions become irksome details that we are tempted to swat aside .. Killer Movie Reviews
4.0
Allens suspenseful movie is so cynically narrated, it soon morphs into an existential comedy of an improbably high order. Scmp
3.8
When we first meet Abe Lucas, hes a depressed philosopher who admits that hes hit rock bottom. The Film Pie
3.5
Joaquin Phoenix has as tight a grasp as ever on the film hes in, playing with Allens dialogue with verve and tenacity. Cinemix Tape
2.0
Its a lesser work by a master, albeit one who doesnt think hes a master and who, here, truly seems to be trying to convince himself of such. Metro New York
1.5
Some lines are appallingly awkward, but if theres self parodic intent, it doesnt come across: Despair is what Kierkegaard called the sickness unto dea .. Film Comment
3.0
A satisfying melting pot of other Allen movies, with enough spark and wry black wit to sate Woody fans, but not enough cohesiveness and scope to win o .. One Room With A View
1.5
He doesnt have to take it to a studio or a financier for approval; sometimes he doesnt even do any revisions. Flavor Wire
3.1
With Phoenix applying full court sympathy to Abe, Irrational Man (the title stems from philosopher William Christopher Barretts Irrational Man, consid .. Daily Herald
3.3
Its an option shes unwilling to consider as hes a terrible father. Under The Radar Mag
4.5
If you can accept that youre entering a puppet world, Irrational Man is one of Allens richer offerings as of late. The Daily Beast
3.8
But this doesnt necessarily lessen Irrational Mans appeal, where crime presents itself as an option formed randomly than being the result of a passion .. Movie Mezzanine
2.5
The surface is all fluff, but thats what makes the film so tonally strange. Movie Mezzanine
3.0
Phoenix is engagingly off kilter and Stone makes her stock role fresh, while on the soundtrack the propulsive groove of the Ramsey Lewis Trios mid 60s .. What So
2.0
Unfortunately, the end product is clunky, contrived and embarrassingly overwritten a philosophical exercise rather than an engaging motion picture. Or Lando Weekly
3.1
It works, more or less; the three central actors are all terrific, particularly Posey, who finds something vulnerable and touching in Rita. But you wa .. Seattle Times
4.5
Woody Allen as elder auteur shows hes still a risk taker with this formally fascinating deconstruction of the crime thriller, played with perfect tone .. Film Journal International ..
2.5
This is a sharp hook for a motion picture, provided the movie manages to rise above the level of merely coming across as a didactic rant. Clclt
3.2
Hes a philosophy professor, so hes a cynical drunk with a brilliant mind thats wasted on narcissism. Fresh Fiction
2.0
Woody made a terrific film about crime and consequences in Match Point (2005). Tony Mack
3.0
Allen aims for the deliciously dark pleasures of Crimes and Misdemeanours but winds up with the dull cloddishness of Match Point. Sky
1.5
Phoenix finds a walk for Abe thats part Chaplin, part Mr. Potato Head.) New City Film
1.5
Irrational Man is a movie that doesnt easily fit within any genre. Trespass Mag
3.0
Provided you dont look too closely, Irrational Man is a film Woody Allen fans will love. Toronto Sun
3.8
Its not as clever and absorbing as Match Point or Crimes and Misdemeanors, but its still smart, sophisticated and entertaining. Irrational Man, the la .. Qc Times
2.0
A minor film about a straight, white and privileged guy that complains about life... like many other Woody Allen characters.
4.5
It takes half an hour for something to happen. I cant emphasize that point strongly enough. Fw Weekly
2.0
As someone who neither hungers for yet another incarnation of this character nor understands why anyone would, I watched in subdued bafflement. Grant Land
3.5
Though it isnt quite a homerun, its a solid double down the line that ranks as one of the directors funnier and more engaging character studies. Blog Bullz Eye
4.5
Hes drunk, hes impotent and now hes at a new, none too prestigious school. Mash Able
4.5
Shes never had the experience of helping someone out of a dark placeand she doesnt realize that can lead you into the darkness too. Vulture
2.5
Phoenix works harder than he needs to in trying to inject some life into Allens writing. Even when things heat up, as Abe attempts to plot the perfect .. Tulsa World
2.5
A labored thought experiment masquerading as a motion picture entertainment. Am Ny
2.5
If you dont see it coming, its not because you werent paying attention, but because you were. Cambridge Day
4.0
So everything falls flat drama, characters, overreaching dialogue. Honey Cutts Hollywood
1.5
I suspect many moviegoers, whether Woody Allen fans or not, will find the pacing frustrating, the philosophical meanderings unnecessary or incomprehen .. Kaplan Vs Kaplan
2.0
Clumsiness abounds in the bald way the women in this movie talk to Abe they dont converse with him, they stage interviews with him...How out of it thi .. Metro Active
2.2
Honestly, Donald Trump doesnt spend this much time talking about Donald Trump. Review Journal
1.5
Irrational Man is new Woody Allen think Vicky Christina Barcelona with a glimmer of vintage but not enough to make it memorable. Battle Royale With Cheese
3.0
The performances are great, and Allen sits back and lets the stars do the work this time around. Not for everyone, but Irrational Man might just surpr .. Schmoes Know
1.5
Woody Allen is back to referencing himself, his obsessions and questioning the ethics of his protagonist.
1.5
He pulls a Dostoevsky, if that doesnt give too much away (and even if it does, in a movie this ghastly, it hardly matters). Saportare Port
2.5
The first word spoken in Irrational Man is Kant. As in I Kant believe Woody Allen is name dropping philosophers again. Commercial Appeal
3.5
This is a fun, pessimistic, thoughtful movie. In other words, it is good. Its the Woody Allen that fans like, with the typical dramatic hysteria that ..
4.5
She wants to be more than friends with him, but hes already entangled with another academic, Rita (the lovely Parker Posey), who completely adores his .. Web Archive
2.5
Poorly developed characters make it hard for us to take seriously their actions and believe the story. Enfil Me
3.8
The real highlights 2005s crass look at morality and destiny in Match Point, 2008s sexually charged Vicky Cristina Barcelona, 2011s wonderful Midnight .. City Beat
3.2
But just because hes failed Emma Stone so far doesnt mean fans of the talented actress should be worried. Junkee
2.5
Although improbable and rigidly schematic, Irrational Man offers some interesting Allen tropes. Paloalto Online
3.1
Beautifully shot and more narratively disciplined than some of Allens later films, it shows theres life in the old dog yet. Host Madison
1.5
Has Woody worn me down, getting me to (almost) shrug my shoulders at this latest spin on a romance between an older man and younger woman The Movie Minute
2.0
Its a strange hybrid of philosophical treatise and campus melodrama, a rather dull examination of some high falutin questions that Allen used to emplo .. Ex Press
1.9
We get the kind of expository nonsense that has crippled so many late period Allen films, including double voice over narration by Abe and Jill that f .. City Weekly
3.8
Allens writing is often best when his characters morality is in play and here it definitely is. Awards Watch
4.5
Jill doesnt know that hes tried with Rita but proved hopelessly impotent. Arts Fuse
1.5
Phoenix is so expressive that he seems to have written his own mini movie to act in, but Stone cannot rise to the occasion. Lagniappe Mobile
0.5
Irrational Man is a sour thriller thats played, jarringly, like a brisk comedy, up to a death and through it. Buzz Feed
1.9
Even Allens remarkable knack for picking appropriate music has deserted him. Charlotte Observer
4.5
It might not be Woodys best film, but its a refreshing and reflexive comedy with Allens touch of acid dark humor. Excelsior
2.5
At what point do we just scream No! and say we will not tolerate another Woody Allen movie about a relationship between an older man and a younger wom .. Trib
1.5
For a movie about intellectuals rattling off eloquently worded philosophical sermons, Irrational Man feels strangely shallow.
4.0
Theyre talented, appealing and smart in ways that set them apart from the Hollywood hordes. What She Said Radio
3.5
Watching this irrational man follow through with his calling with so much rejuvenated conviction is the films greatest asset.. Access Hollywood
1.9
Morally repugnant to some, he finds once hes done the deed that hes a new man, happy, healthy, virile and convinced hes made the world a better place, .. Sandiego Union Tribune
2.0
Woody Allen has the hability to keep surprising with complex and smart movies. This isnt the case. Chilango.com
3.0
In the end, the film seems to have no point...of course, maybe thats the point. Ladue News
4.5
Irrational Man will seem familiar, but make no mistake, this is a top shelf offering from a master filmmaker. Boulder Weekly
3.8
But the truth is, I dont mind Woody ripping himself off, if the end result is an entertaining, absorbing and often amusing movie and Irrational Man, h .. Ny 1
2.5
Its not irrational to have hoped for more from Irrational Man, perhaps, but its still disappointing to see that this is what we get from this fine gro .. ScreenAnarchy
1.5
I suppose its worth exploring equally from the point of moral outrage, but the body of the film doesnt offer any new philosophy. Nerd Report
4.0
An engaging and darkly funny comedy drama that feels like Crimes and Misdemeanors filtered through Match Point. Wow 247
4.5
Irrational Man is one of Allens lesser film, however, its still better than anything else on theatres right now. El Universal
1.5
Dostoyevsky, Kant, Sartre and the standard Woody Allen May December romance. Reaffirms Allens belief that intellect wins the ladies. Las Vegas Informer
2.5
While this is surely not the worst of Allen, it is certainly not one of his best. Even so, to visit a Woody Allen movie at least once a year is a wort .. Hampt On Roads
3.8
Its not the best Woddy Allen film, but at least its entertaining enoguh by commercial cinema standards.
1.5
Out of touch Allens idea of a modern college party might be the funniest thing hes done since Bananas.) Spliced Personality Word P ..
4.5
Woody Allen does what he does best and the result is effective and entertaining. Reforma
2.5
If you have seen a couple films of the director, you will probably enjoy the film for its intelligent and nonsense story. However, the fans will know .. Cinema Movi L
4.2
An exceptionally well crafted crime story dropping names like Heidegger and Sartre. Compuserve
4.5
Irrational Man plays like a page turning short story that enraptures and then leaves you. Missoula News
3.5
A film lacking inspiration that feels like recycled ideas from previous Woody Allen films. Garuyo
1.5
Irrational Man is far from being Allens best film, but it has interesting drama to keep you entertained.
1.5
It wont surprise anyone looking for something new from Allen, but you can find some of the themes in his other work with a different focus. Correcámara



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