Irrational Man (2015)
On a small town college campus, a philosophy professor in existential crisis gives his life new purpose when he enters into a relationship with his student.
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Good movie but grossly overrated
Admirable film.
The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.
Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.
Woody does such great stuff to horrid...this is horrid...i started it and realized i've seen it...Like Clerks and other 'writers' films i just watch 'puppets' mouth Woody's words as he is still struggling to 'understand it all' and 'try to figure it out'...Midnight in Paris, Blue Jasmine, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Match Point are great flicks...'Match Point' answers the questions put forth in this film or does a better job of creating the right questions...the entire show can be summed up with the professor's statement 'philosophy is verbal masturbation'...i think Woody may have put a stop to actual masturbation for awhile and replaced it with the words in this show to stick in actors mouths...Norman Mailer was asked about masturbation and said he doesn't masturbate because 'it all goes up in the hand'...writing is masturbation...the trick is to disguise the ego so the words look like they could be said in 'real life'...there is nothing real about this...i've walked campuses with many a professor and no good professor or student has such corny tones of voice like these actors do...they sleep walk through this...and the entire flick was mis-cast with the start of Phoenix being a terrible choice...words words words all amounting to psychobabble jabberwocky. the show is not worth watching
10 minutes left of the movie as I write. Really entertaining so far, a surprising little piece about existentialism this one. Fun, not too crazy and a litte wierd. Joaquin Phoenix shows some strong acting as well, Emma Stone does a good impression of the "smart gril wanna act stupid act". All in all worth my time even tho its not finnished yet!Edit: ima little dissapointed but not surprised, Phoenix was fun, Stone a little too little. But meh
On the plus side, this is a nice idea. If philosophy & classics (Dostoevsky) is something you haven't bothered with so far, then this may be nice because it's a quick summary. Unfortunately, it feels like the script was then written in a hurry and not proofread by anyone. The philosophy side of things is shallow and predictable, the cheesy chirpy music every time something 'profound' happens is irritating, and Emma Stone's voice overs are uncomfortably scripted. The characters start off interesting, but then become standard at the end.And to top off, as a Woody Allen movie, it starts to feel a bit gross when he has a guy ignoring the woman of his own age and going for the young girl instead (despite first saying 'I won't go for you because it's not appropriate because you're too young').
The plot is highly relatable to Hitchcock's "Strangers on a Train" and "Rope". I hope that you can get the references, for it's funny once you realize that.Of course, it comes with the already expected woodyallenien soundtrack, background philosophy theories and, as if there could be a Woody Allen's without it, charm. It's ironic and morally intriguing. The great thinkers's thoughts laid all through the film are a nice presence.It's worth your time to watch, but don't expect much. It's not one of the director's gems.