Blue Jasmine

In Woody Allen’s new movie Blue Jasmine, Cate Blanchett plays the title character, a woman at a personal crossroad. The formerly wealthy Jasmine has moved from New York to San Francisco to stay with her lower-income sister (Sally Hawkins). It’s an attempt for Jasmine to get back on her feet and find herself in the wake of her husband’s arrest for fraud, an arrest that caused Jasmine to lose everything. Through interweaving non-linear storylines, we see Jasmine’s marriage, her sister’s past relationship, and the deterioration of a life built on a house of cards.

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ClearPlay edits about 20 profanities, some that happened in the heat of arguments, and some references to infidelity. The movie still deals with adultery and other adult themes, and though graphic elements aren’t present, it is mostly appropriate for a grown-up audience.

Will Jasmine give me the blues?...

While I was watching Blue Jasmine, A Streetcar Named Desire kept tapping me on the shoulder and asking me if it could watch it with me. Blanchett is at her Blanche-DuBois-iest in a staggering performance, and is joined by other convincing actors that include Louis C.K., Alec Baldwin, and Andrew Dice Clay (!). Blue Jasmine isn’t funny and lighthearted Woody Allen, but if you’re a fan of good filmmaking, you won’t be singing the Blues.

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Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material, language and sexual content; 98 min; Directed by Woody Allen