If you are looking for a good date night movie consider Magic in the Moonlight by Woody Allen, starring Emma Stone and Colin Firth. It is set in the 1920’s in the south of France. It is beautifully photographed and costumed. I don’t know exactly what kind of movie it is. It is not exactly a romantic comedy but it kind of is. Colin Firth, well he plays his usual lost Colin Firth Role. Emma Stone plays a spirit conjurer and is cute as a button. Not very sexy but very cute, kind of like a brand new puppy she is just so darling. The wardrobe she wears is wonderful and the cars, oh the cars are wonderful.
Firth plays a magician, Stanley Crawford, an avowed anti spiritualist who sets himself on exposing Sophie Baker (Emma Stone) a fabulous clairvoyant. Talk about irony and plots, within plots, crosses and double crosses, and perhaps a little romance here and there (and everybody stays fully dressed although Stone at one point wears a very sheer see through dress.)
I found the film very satisfying on several levels, a great story, beautiful cinematography, and snappy dialogue.
Keep the kids home. Nothing embarrassing but I think it might bore them to tears.
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My husband and I went to the Circle and saw it this morning. Good film, but pretty sure it would have been better directed by someone other than Woody Allen – who seemed to be trying to have Emma Stone channel Annie Hall. Thought when they had that Australian Actress, Jacki Weaver, who is a dead ringer in looks and voice for Sally Struthers say that her husband might have been cheating with Sally Summers was very clever. But it would have been more clever to just have Sally herself play the American.
I like the sound of this move. Think I will see this one. Thanks for the review.
Thanks for the movie reviews, Yogi. I’ll be on the lookout for these when they come to cable–I never seem to make it to the movies any more.