Blue Jasmine

This may be the first Cate Blanchett film I've seen, but it's a hell of a performance. She plays it superbly and you genuinely feel almost awkward and nervous when watching her at times because of how engrossing and intense she is. If she's up for an Oscar (not that I've seen the majority of touted nominees) she has to win. Just so believable.

Also good to see Bobby Cannavale and Michael Stuhlbarg from the Boardwalk Empire school of actors, the former playing a wild and feverish lover, the latter an overly handsy dentist.

Louis CK gives a good performance, but I don't know how he's managed to star in this and American Hustle. Must have a very persuasive agent.

I enjoyed the structure of the film, but I didn't like how gullible and malleable the characters were, particularly the two female leads. Yes, Jasmine has an excuse (spoilers needed to explain that...) but her sister just felt badly written. She's great in terms of how entertaining she is to watch, but she's just badly written as a person. Maybe women like her exist in the world...?

All in all, only the third Woody Allen film I've seen, and the second I've actually liked.