Nonureva Really Surprised!

Beystiman It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

Invaderbank The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

Jakoba True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

moonspinner55 Writer-director Woody Allen does not appear in this lesser comedic effort (he did himself a service by bowing out), but he's nearly present just the same. Kenneth Branagh does an amazing Woody Allen impersonation as a fidgety, horny newspaper and magazine writer who has various encounters with sexy women after divorcing his neurotic wife, played by a drab, worn-out Judy Davis. Melanie Griffith is very good as a glamorous starlet, Winona Ryder is cute as a waitress and movie extra, Charlize Theron is positively feral as predatory supermodel, and Leonardo DiCaprio is very convincing (unpleasantly so) as a havoc-wreaking, foul-mouthed movie star. But the meet-cutes and idle chatter between these characters do not a movie make--these people are so tiresome most of the time, they bore themselves. Allen takes a bit of chance here--this isn't his usual collection of smart-talking, classical music-loving New Yorkers--however the male-female hang-ups are still the same, depressingly so. *1/2 from ****

SnoopyStyle Lee Simon (Kenneth Branagh) is a womanizing celebrity journalist. He flirts with Nola (Winona Ryder) and movie star Nicole Oliver (Melanie Griffith) trying to pitch her his screenplay. He had divorced his teacher wife Robin (Judy Davis) after 16 years of marriage. She is stressed out and goes to a religious retreat. He follows model (Charlize Theron) and crashes his car. He starts dating Bonnie (Famke Janssen). Robin goes to plastic surgeon Dr. Lupus and meets TV producer Tony Gardella (Joe Mantegna). While Lee's life slowly crumble, Robin finds new life in the celebrity world herself.Kenneth Branagh is mimicking Woody Allen except the comedy doesn't transfer completely. There is something about Woody's nerdy jitteriness that is inherently funny. Branagh isn't a comedian. Add to the fact that this is in black and white, this feels like an inferior shadow of better Woody Allen movies. There are lots of celebrity cameos in the cast but I can't get rid of the feeling that this is an empty Hollywood shell. I guess that's part of the point. It has some funny moments but not really enough.

gridoon2018 "Celebrity" rambles seemingly without a purpose for most of its running time; you may wonder why a film that has so little story needed to last 115 minutes. And yet, there are sporadic choice moments / lines / situations in it, like for example the restaurant scene where Branagh meets Ryder again after a long time and tries to start a conversation with her while the other people at their table continue their own talking. Although there is no apparent reason why this film had to be shot in black & white (in fact, in one of the best jokes in the film, a director who always shoots in black and white is called "an arty, pretentious a**hole"!), the cinematography itself is exquisite. There are some pointed jabs on the issue of celebrity; on a more personal note, the final shot of the film is perhaps one of the brightest ideas Allen ever had. Judy Davis stands out in a huge cast, giving an all-out comic performance (some cast members are not used to their full advantage). And Winona Ryder has probably never looked as transcendently, glowingly beautiful as she does in "Celebrity". **1/2 out of 4.

don_corleone1385 I saw this movie a few days ago,and I loved it like any other Woody Allen movie.And I don't get why so many people hate this movie and also critics.some say this film s too explicit and etc.I think the story and the dialoges were great.One of the best things in this film was the Cinematography which was fascinating.And the actings imo are at the top.Especially,Judy Davis,Winona Ryder and Joe Mantegna did excellent performances and deserved nominations,and about Kenneth Branagh,many say is terrible in this because of doing a Woody Allen impression,but I can't agree with that.I think he showed his versatility and did a very sharp performance. Afteral,I think this movie didn't get enough credit as it deserved and is a very very underrated and btw misunderstood film.