August 8, 2025

August 8, 2025

I guess I’m just a sucker for films about privileged pseudo-intellectuals exchanging ideas over cigarettes and cocktails. Films with star-studded ensemble casts delivering slick, play-like dialogue. Stories about art, infidelity, and the search for meaning. Nobody does this kind of film better than Woody Allen. His New York sensibilities and glamorous touch make him uniquely suited to tell these stories.

Melinda and Melinda is yet another delightful entry—not just in Allen’s filmography, but in the niche genre I’ve come to love. What sets it apart is the inventive angle it takes in exploring these familiar themes and this atmosphere I find so captivating.

I guess I’m just a sucker for films about privileged pseudo-intellectuals exchanging ideas over cigarettes and cocktails. Films with star-studded ensemble casts delivering slick, play-like dialogue. Stories about art, infidelity, and the search for meaning. Nobody does this kind of film better than Woody Allen. His New York sensibilities and glamorous touch make him uniquely suited to tell these stories.

Melinda and Melinda is yet another delightful entry—not just in Allen’s filmography, but in the niche genre I’ve come to love. What sets it apart is the inventive angle it takes in exploring these familiar themes and this atmosphere I find so captivating.

Oh to have a dinner meet up conversation turn into inventive story telling with friends

Oh to have a dinner meet up conversation turn into inventive story telling with friends

It was an interesting idea for a movie that could have turned out cool, but it was poorly executed. 

Drama side: The acting was all very flat and there was seemingly no reason for the affair. 

Comedy side: It wasn't that funny. There were maybe 2 or 3 good laughs. Will Ferrell did his best with a poor script. 

Radha Mitchell did a fantastic job though. She played both sides very well and was convincing in both.

It was an interesting idea for a movie that could have turned out cool, but it was poorly executed. 

Drama side: The acting was all very flat and there was seemingly no reason for the affair. 

Comedy side: It wasn't that funny. There were maybe 2 or 3 good laughs. Will Ferrell did his best with a poor script. 

Radha Mitchell did a fantastic job though. She played both sides very well and was convincing in both.

Početak filma "Melinda and Melinda" će svakom Alenovom fanu biti poznat. Nekoliko likova razgovara za stolom u restoranu i pitaju se zašto su ljudima privlačne priče. Tragičar i komičar daju svoje mišljenje zašto je njihov pravac u pričanju priča bolji i tu se javlja to kolebanje i u samom Alenu. Tragedija i komedija, odnosno neki njihov miks, je ono po čemu je Alenov stil pisanja i pripovedanja karakterističan.
Tako i "Melinda and Melinda" sadrži za njega posebne likove koji imaju za njega isto tako zauvek prepoznatljive osobine. Specifičnost ovog filma je što pokušava da ispriča dve priče: tragediju i komediju, sa istim likovima. Zanimljivo je što vremenom isprva jasno definisane razlike između priča počinju da blede i u jednom trenutku se isprepletaju i postaju univerzalno tragi-komične. Jer ipak je takav i život van filma, pun je nepredvidivih situacija koje su same po sebi tragu-komične.
Da nema prethodno napomenutog obrta, "Melinda and Melinda" bi bio Alenov film ispod proseka, ali gledajući na njegovu celost, predstavlja zanimljiv i intrigantan film koji je dobro izdanje u Alenovom repertoaru.

Početak filma "Melinda and Melinda" će svakom Alenovom fanu biti poznat. Nekoliko likova razgovara za stolom u restoranu i pitaju se zašto su ljudima privlačne priče. Tragičar i komičar daju svoje mišljenje zašto je njihov pravac u pričanju priča bolji i tu se javlja to kolebanje i u samom Alenu. Tragedija i komedija, odnosno neki njihov miks, je ono po čemu je Alenov stil pisanja i pripovedanja karakterističan.
Tako i "Melinda and Melinda" sadrži za njega posebne likove koji imaju za njega isto tako zauvek prepoznatljive osobine. Specifičnost ovog filma je što pokušava da ispriča dve priče: tragediju i komediju, sa istim likovima. Zanimljivo je što vremenom isprva jasno definisane razlike između priča počinju da blede i u jednom trenutku se isprepletaju i postaju univerzalno tragi-komične. Jer ipak je takav i život van filma, pun je nepredvidivih situacija koje su same po sebi tragu-komične.
Da nema prethodno napomenutog obrta, "Melinda and Melinda" bi bio Alenov film ispod proseka, ali gledajući na njegovu celost, predstavlja zanimljiv i intrigantan film koji je dobro izdanje u Alenovom repertoaru.