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Whatever Works

2009
Romance
Comedy
1h 33m
An eccentric man (Larry David) is taken into a series of adventures and encounters with his friends from Greenwich, a young woman from the South (Evan Rachel Wood), and her parents.
Directed by:
Woody Allen Woody Allen
Written by:
Woody Allen Woody Allen
Starring:
Ed Begley Jr. Ed Begley Jr. Patricia Clarkson Patricia Clarkson Michael McKean Michael McKean Olek Krupa Olek Krupa Henry Cavill Henry Cavill Evan Rachel Wood Evan Rachel Wood Jessica Hecht Jessica Hecht John Gallagher Jr. John Gallagher Jr. Larry David Larry David Christopher Evan Welch Christopher Evan Welch Conleth Hill Conleth Hill Kristen Ruhlin
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Genres:
Romance, Comedy
Country:
USA
Language:
English
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Whatever Works

2009
Romance
Comedy
1h 33m
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pickpocketPickpocket
Rated 10 Oct 2009
5
44th
I was expecting this to be better cause of my love of both Allen and LD. It's not bad but it's nothing remarkable either. But luckily even Woody Allen's bad movies are still somewhat enjoyable. The luck thing Woody already did much better in Match Point but the critique of modern art was pretty subtle and genius. This is in Woody's top 5 worst.
Rated 10 Oct 2009
funkyastroFunkyAstro
Rated 21 Jul 2009
90
93rd
For any Larry David or Woody Allen fan this is a must. A lot of the cinaphiles will complain about the sub-par acting or the poor character development or the fact that the storyline wasn't very impressive. Give me a break people. Its not that type of movie. For me it was like watching an hour and a half long episode of Curb written by a misanthropic Allen. It made me laugh out loud more than any movie in the last 5 years, and for christ sake, isn't that what a comedy is meant to make us do?
Rated 21 Jul 2009
puyaPuya
Rated 16 Oct 2009
92
93rd
"If my film makes one more person feel miserable, I'll feel like I've done my job.":D well,you've failed i felt good afterwards ...and of course the opening song...
Rated 16 Oct 2009
cagedwisdomcagedwisdom
Rated 02 Sep 2009
25
17th
This character-driven story only has enough character and enough drive for perhaps the first 30 or 40 minutes. After this the characters seem to have nowhere to go, so the parents are introduced. Neither are interesting characters. Both are huge clichés. Both go through overnight character-development so unbelievable and uninteresting I almost left the theater in protest. What started out as an interesting relationship study was degraded to something silly, totally undermining the first act.
Rated 02 Sep 2009
eveeluneveelun
Rated 10 Nov 2009
64
28th
Entertaining enough, but Allen's observations here don't feel particularly incisive or genuine. It instead comes off as a pandering attempt at broad, fish out of water humor tailored to a more sophisticated audience that wants to laugh at repressed rubes and cantankerous city dwellers.
Rated 10 Nov 2009
rufamRufam
Rated 01 Oct 2011
65
42nd
"Whatever Works" is a minor Allen effort, but it's still a highly enjoyable and witty piece of typical Woody nihilism. The premise is familiar, the evolution even more so and the film just doesn't carry the poignancy of Allen's earlier features. But it's still quite entertaining. David, Wood and the rest deliver strong comedic performances, the non-stop banter is occasionally hilarious, while the endless romantic complications and the director's pessimistic obsessions unfold pleasurably.
Rated 01 Oct 2011
joojooJooJoo
Rated 12 Jul 2009
2
16th
no no no no no - Woody Allen has made a few missteps (mainly in this last decade) but this is the first time he's fallen flat on his face. I'm genuinely concerned that he cannot do comedy or develop believable characters anymore.
Rated 12 Jul 2009
oliiiOliii
Rated 27 Oct 2009
93
96th
Classic Woody Intellectual narcissistic deconstruction of the human condition only with a warm hollywood wrap up. Hilarious. Any Larry David or Woody Allen enthusiast's delight. Larry David is not a typical Allen comedic character lead choice, but I am just so biased coz I love LD that it worked for me, and because I think he delivered so well Allen's neurotic narcissistic side, but also his old wise wisdom that inevitably led to the hopeful ending and it's title to suit.
Rated 27 Oct 2009
kmcneilKMcNeil
Rated 06 Nov 2009
4
33rd
Definitely very minor Allen. Yet still with a bunch of good lines and a few truly great ones. Unfortunately it starts out strong and slowly, but steadily loses its way.
Rated 06 Nov 2009
ytadelYtadel
Rated 08 Jul 2009
3
28th
The first ten minutes or so almost feel like vintage Woody Allen (and Larry David makes a superb Allen avatar), but the more caricatures from Mississippi show up, the weaker the movie gets. The love stories are tepid and the female characters are so awful and idiotic it's unbelievable that this is the same writer-director of the women in Hannah and Her Sisters (or, for that matter, Vicky Cristina Barcelona just last year).
Rated 08 Jul 2009
spunkieSpunkie
Rated 13 Nov 2009
40
24th
Zilch.
Rated 13 Nov 2009
billyshearsBillyShears
Rated 20 Apr 2015
60
34th
If you don't see Larry David on screen press that fast forward button.
Rated 20 Apr 2015
pewbengpewbeng
Rated 07 Dec 2009
84
79th
Good comedy with tremendous dialogues and, frankly, I don't know when I laughed so much during a movie for the last time. Wonderfully cynical, refreshingly honest. It's not a master piece by any measure but watching Larry David being a dick for an extended period of time was quite enjoyable.
Rated 07 Dec 2009
indyatmnINDYATMN
Rated 20 Jun 2009
72
29th
A couple of solid laughs here, but that's not saying much, esp. w/ so many CARICATURES instead of characters running around. Unfortunately, 4 the past 20 years Allen's films have, 4 the most part, lacked any new insights or inspiration on his part & feel as cranked-out as his one-a-year pace would indicate. He's plowed the same existential angsty musings for so long and so often that he's now created a paradox: a comedic trifle about the horrible meaninglessness of life.
Rated 20 Jun 2009
peaceanarchyPeaceAnarchy
Rated 13 Nov 2009
79
57th
Quite funny, and the aggressive style adds to the film's unique charm. Occasionally preachy, but much like other Allen film the neurotic cheekiness cuts the tension well.
Rated 13 Nov 2009
silverSilver
Rated 17 Aug 2010
6
56th
If one accepts the usual theatrics by Larry David, there are real gems in his interactions with Evan Rachel Wood. I have reservations mainly toward the happy-end, which almost ruined the well established dickheadedness of David's character. Whatever. It works.
Rated 17 Aug 2010
scottathonScottathon
Rated 30 Oct 2009
12
2nd
Man, what a turd. Woody needs to go back to Europe, because he cannot make good films in America anymore. Larry David wasn't bad, but this was terribly written. This wouldn't have even worked in the 70s. The badness of this made me incredibly angry. It's such a shame that he turned around and made this right after the excellent VCB.
Rated 30 Oct 2009
astrakhanastrakhan
Rated 16 Jul 2009
74
33rd
Entertaining piece in which Larry David plays to perfection one of the best Allen anti-heroes since Alvy Singer in Annie Hall. Evan Rachel Wood plays the quirky dumb blonde nicely and the first 30-45 are packed with very funny material. The script takes a couple of wrong turns and ends up lost in nowhereville, but half a great Woody Allen movie is still better than the average ones he's put out recently.
Rated 16 Jul 2009
andaybandayb
Rated 03 Jun 2010
63
58th
somewhat of a rehash of his earlier scripts, it's obvious that Allen wasn't aiming to innovate. that said, the movie doesn't break ground, but still, it's quite funny and entertaining from start to finish. Allen is comfortable in his home court NY, and manages to squeeze some more juice out of his trademark shtick. I can't quite understand his fixation of barely legal teens, though.
Rated 03 Jun 2010
billkerwinbillkerwin
Rated 26 Feb 2010
75
27th
Woody Allen does the May-December bit one more time. Well, at least he didn't act in it. Tired premise, and the lines are less funny than usual.
Rated 26 Feb 2010
kramyessevKramYessev
Rated 17 Sep 2011
72
62nd
One of the very few romcoms I've ever been able to sit through, almost entirely down to Larry David, "Whatever Works" is funny and entertaining enough to drag its way through the cliches and outdated script and emerge as a suprisingly decent film.
Rated 17 Sep 2011
florvdeFlorVdE
Rated 05 Oct 2009
3
64th
The feel-kinda-okay movie of the year!
Rated 05 Oct 2009
burkayadaligburkayadalig
Rated 09 Aug 2010
70
40th
6-7 characters speaking in WoodyAllenese.. Great script but he could play all characters himself...The text reminds me of his early books
Rated 09 Aug 2010
ohthatguyohthatguy
Rated 19 Oct 2009
75
31st
This was a great movie done by Woody Allen. Larry David does a stellar job of making us despise his neurotic character. The story is wild and interesting. Some of the acting is less than perfect but it's tolerable.
Rated 19 Oct 2009
jschlanskyJSchlansky
Rated 17 Aug 2018
70
58th
Woody Allen should use Larry David to play Woody Allen more often
Rated 17 Aug 2018
moraesfelipemoraesfelipe
Rated 02 May 2010
75
80th
What's the matter that this isn't an original film? It's surprisingly funny, despite not being among Allen's best. But it has a strong supporting cast and both the stars, Evan Rachel Wood and Larry David, are in their best shapes. Wood as the moron WASP, David as the intelectual pessimist, paranoid deliver the laughs in a story that stars bitter and funny and ends up heartwarming.
Rated 02 May 2010
johnnyboy2JohnnyBoy2
Rated 03 Jan 2010
45
4th
Starts off funny, but becomes dominated by stereotypes and preachiness after it's first third. I'm not overtly religious, but I still can't believe the treatment given to Christians in the film. The film seems to think that a belief in God automatically makes a person misguided, floating in lies until they reach Woody's idea of an ideal worldview. I understand he may not agree with religion, but to be so cavalier about it rejects the ideals of tolerance that he and Hollywood claim to support.
Rated 03 Jan 2010
okkervilOkkervil
Rated 03 Dec 2010
79
82nd
Won't be regarded as one of Allen's best, but I'm not fussed, I enjoyed this a lot. Once you get past the fact that Larry David isn't playing Larry David, and is playing Woody Allen then there so much here to enjoy. Allen contemplating existence and death is convoluted, but very funny. One drawback is Cavill, who is terrible. There is one scene where Wood asks him "you must be a good actor" and he replies "I try", when he should have said "no, I'm fucking terrible at it". Still recommended.
Rated 03 Dec 2010
martintellerMartinTeller
Rated 16 Mar 2011
46
7th
As we know from past experience, other people trying to be the voice of Woody Allen never works. I love Larry Davis but here he sounds incredibly awkward delivering these lines. The film does have a few good jokes, even one or two howlingly funny ones. But they're lost in a morass of tired bits, uninteresting plot developments, and stock characters who transform into other stock characters. The uptight religious conservative who discovers he's a repressed homosexual? REALLY, Woody?
Rated 16 Mar 2011
pierre_Pierre_
Rated 16 Nov 2009
85
65th
Some great quotes. Feels more like a Larry David movie than like a Woody Allen. Easy to watch.
Rated 16 Nov 2009
alanstrangalanstrang
Rated 07 Dec 2009
76
65th
extremely funny and thought-evoking
Rated 07 Dec 2009
jswinderjswinder
Rated 06 Feb 2010
8
5th
Woody Allen is a genius. He's also a self absorbed prick, who actually has the nerve to justify the weight of his own hollow morality. I mean why even draw the line? Let's just do whatever the fuck we please, shall we? To hell with consequences and who they effect, it's all a meaningless whim anyway, right? I can't watch his films anymore without picturing him boinking his daughter.
Rated 06 Feb 2010
closer_iicloser_
Rated 12 Oct 2009
70
63rd
everybody in the theater laughed almost the whole movie.
Rated 12 Oct 2009
hofschneiderHofschneider
Rated 26 Sep 2013
73
39th
Ok. And that's an achievement for the late Woody Allen.
Rated 26 Sep 2013
andaghandagh
Rated 10 Aug 2009
85
66th
Yeah it was just a regurgitation of his 70s movies but who cares, his 70s movies are freaking hilarious, and so was this.
Rated 10 Aug 2009
icarusIcarus
Rated 04 Jul 2009
60
26th
The laughs come fast and furious in the first half or so when Larry David dominates the proceedings. But as more and more characters arrive, Allen's poor caricatures sap the life from what had seemed to be an interesting and even touching movie. Instead, the cynicism gets piled on and on, and the preachiness becomes tiresome rather than entertaining.
Rated 04 Jul 2009
paradigmaParadigma
Rated 27 Oct 2009
60
41st
Allen is thinking about life, death etc. and has not been able to find a solution yet. Characters and their changing thing were so "cliche" as he mentioned in the movie.
Rated 27 Oct 2009
actionbergActionberg
Rated 02 Feb 2010
80
71st
This was one unexpectedly hilarious and beautifully shot film. Larry David plays a great blend between his own style and that of Woody's.
Rated 02 Feb 2010
jpfergusonJPFerguson
Rated 01 Jul 2020
45
20th
Basically a vehicle for David to do his thing, which I do enjoy but it doesn't make a film (there is not much else going on here).
Rated 01 Jul 2020
darkmandarkman
Rated 05 Dec 2009
83
90th
Way better than i thougth it would be. Very funny. I love the characters.
Rated 05 Dec 2009
yesistastyyesistasty
Rated 04 Nov 2009
58
8th
Disappointing. The plot was idiotic and Larry David was grating and unlikeable. There were still a couple of laughs, so I guess it's not a complete failure.
Rated 04 Nov 2009
slweeslwee
Rated 13 Oct 2009
70
21st
Cheesy, feel good film.
Rated 13 Oct 2009
tracytracy
Rated 18 May 2023
3
7th
Pretty poop. David and Wood are probably the two most annoying leads Allen has ever conjured up - one is a stock grouch and the other is a ditzy Southern stereotype. Largely unfunny outside of David - LOL! Mississippians love Christianity and voting Republican! And the rest of the movie teaches us that life is meaningless and infidelity is cool, shopworn themes we all know and love by now. Overall, I imagine this is what Woody Allen is normally like to people who hate him.
Rated 18 May 2023
matzebMatzeB
Rated 13 Dec 2009
80
59th
Nice mixup of contradicting characters: A bitter pessimistic (and a bit arrogant) physicists meets young, optimistic (and a bit naiv) girl changing his live. I especially liked some dialoges where the answers don't really match on a logical level but the characters still are able to understand each other.
Rated 13 Dec 2009
fredericg54frederic_g54
Rated 18 Sep 2022
6
34th
Even a minor Woody Allen film is a watchable one.
Rated 18 Sep 2022
filmfreak88filmfreak88
Rated 19 Jul 2011
75
66th
Most critics agree this film is garbage. Well if you mean a breezy, offbeat, misanthropic, often far removed from reality but highly entertaining garbage that occasionally offers some insights. I'l take it. Love the performances especially by David and Clarkson. One of the better comedies of 2009.
Rated 19 Jul 2011
wetwillieswetwillies
Rated 25 Jan 2013
70
19th
People I trust have called this Woody's absolute worst film, which is pretty crazy to me, as I enjoyed it quite a bit. I mean, it is not as transcendent as Woody's masterpieces, it's just really pleasant, with LD as the overwhelming smart man and Evan Rachel Wood as the charmingly clueless woman.
Rated 25 Jan 2013
tassodouradotassodourado
Rated 03 May 2010
75
36th
Muito divertido, bom mote e otimas atuações (allen não atua, hehe)
Rated 03 May 2010
korteeKortee
Rated 28 Aug 2011
75
83rd
so good all the way... positive, funny and yet not a sign of being cheesy.
Rated 28 Aug 2011
hkitHkit
Rated 18 Oct 2016
88
48th
A little predictable in parts and slow in the middle, but still worth a watch. Larry David made a good Allen substitute.
Rated 18 Oct 2016
nepetaNepeta
Rated 16 Jul 2014
60
28th
I can't deny that, in spite of how tired it can feel and some of the more sloppy pieces of writing, I was laughing quite a lot. I enjoyed it.
Rated 16 Jul 2014
mohanmohan
Rated 14 May 2010
90
51st
This is one of the Woody Allen movies that I enjoyed .. maybe because he is not in it. Good writing as usual, ok acting for most part, plays out well. Good entertainer if you liked Woody allen movies.
Rated 14 May 2010
closedmouthclosedmouth
Rated 07 Jun 2014
80
68th
Kind of ends up in a place that isn't very dramatically satisfying (annoying that Melody ends up with her stalker and nobody seems to think that's weird), but the journey is absolutely hilarious and I laughed from start to finish, especially at the antagonism between Clarkson and Larry David. While it's not his most strongly-developed story, in terms of comedy this is top-shelf Woody.
Rated 07 Jun 2014
phaedrusphaedrus
Rated 17 Jan 2011
65
57th
Recovers from a jarring moment where they break the fourth wall, better than I expected. I expected it to suck even though I like Larry David and Woody Allen.
Rated 17 Jan 2011
derekstarDerekstar
Rated 08 Nov 2009
60
36th
I liked Larry David as an Allen type character who is much more angry and frustrated than Allen himself ever come across, but the movie on the whole didn't hit for me. Quite frankly I'm not sure if it was the acting or the characters themselves that rang untrue, (probably both.) I get that the whole thing is supposed to be a parable of sorts, but the entire film felt untrue. That's bad. That's doubly bad for an Allen film set in New York.
Rated 08 Nov 2009
talibanTaliban
Rated 04 Nov 2010
0
10th
shutup you loud mouthed jew
Rated 04 Nov 2010
gokcanzgokcanz
Rated 26 Oct 2012
70
56th
* Casting, Acting : 7 * Script : 7 * Directing, Aura : 7 * Ease of Viewing : 7 * Naked Eye : 7
Rated 26 Oct 2012
notitlenotitle
Rated 20 Oct 2009
63
23rd
Everyone would expect better from Woody Allen. I don't think Larry David is suitable for Woody Allen's role. Script has well written dialogs but characters are not really strong.
Rated 20 Oct 2009
duncanramageDuncanRamage
Rated 05 Sep 2015
20
0th
The combination of Larry David's (or, really, Woody Allen's since David is playing Allen's role) trite cynicism and the overbearing stupidity of the other characters fails to produce any laughs, and speaks only of Allen's view of himself and those around him. Also, Allen, of all people, should _strongly_ consider not making films about beautiful young women who fall in love with and marry far older men. Like, Jesus dude.
Rated 05 Sep 2015
djrossdjross
Rated 02 Mar 2010
65
71st
Woody Allen seems to be working hard to make his views on sexuality, chance, mortality and stupidity even clearer than they already were. And there's not much to disagree with in any of those views.
Rated 02 Mar 2010
cruelclowncruelclown
Rated 20 Oct 2009
50
21st
Looks-like and feels-like a Woody Allen movie, but sadly it's not. Like Larry David playing Woody Allen's role, everything feels as if they are a copy of something better, don't get me wrong Larry David is probably the only good thing about the movie. Woody Allen finally did his dimwit, master-cretin-piece.
Rated 20 Oct 2009
filliganFilligan
Rated 11 Aug 2011
87
67th
Larry David is the closest Woody Allen surrogate that Woody Allen will ever find, but he's different enough here to make the central Woody Allen character refreshing (try putting more Woody Allens in a sentence than THAT). It's Allen with some of his most cynical, arrogant stuff, and having it spew out of the mouth of Larry David is some of the funniest stuff he's ever done. The film dives sharply in laughs after a while, but I can't help enjoying it all.
Rated 11 Aug 2011
davidjohnsonDavidJohnson
Rated 19 Mar 2012
75
53rd
Larry David felt a bit awkward, a bit forced in this movie. I think the reason is because he is reading a script, where on something like Curb Your Enthusiasm there is a lot of improv so it sounds more natural. The dialogue on this movie is too snappy to be improv. Woody Allen can pull it off better. My other problem is that Evan Rachel Wood's character was way to stupid and innocent for her age. At times she sounded like a 5 year old asking stupid questions. Overall it was pretty good though.
Rated 19 Mar 2012
hunterkingHunterKing
Rated 29 Dec 2009
50
7th
Larry David makes sense as a Woody Allen replacement and does it well, and naturally there are some good jokes, but this has all the plot of a 30 minute sitcom episode and some of the most overblown Southern stereotyping seen in decades.
Rated 29 Dec 2009
nchabranchabra
Rated 09 Dec 2009
80
78th
Good Larry David.
Rated 09 Dec 2009
tugbatugba
Rated 06 Nov 2021
55
38th
always, wash your hands first
Rated 06 Nov 2021
iqcumberiqcumber
Rated 23 Apr 2013
40
8th
Worst ending ever.
Rated 23 Apr 2013
stflyst_fly
Rated 15 Dec 2009
68
64th
Very Good. Larry David stars here as the terminally cynical Nobel prize reject physicist who moves back to New York after a failed suicide attempt and falls for a pretty young airhead beauty pageant queen from Mississippi. Great performances all around and its a pretty funny movie. Possibly one of Woody Allen's best works. Works surprisingly well as a feel good holiday film. Highly recommended.
Rated 15 Dec 2009
stripyStripy
Rated 10 Oct 2009
59
16th
I was quite exited about Larry playing someone that Woody himself usually would, and that, I was satisfied with. But the story... Despite being quite fond of the general idea and the way it was presented, I could not like it.
Rated 10 Oct 2009
masloprojektmasloprojekt
Rated 15 Apr 2010
86
75th
Faktycznie dawno nie bylo tak sarkastycznie... ...a ja to lubie... ...bardzo !
Rated 15 Apr 2010
glm01glm01
Rated 22 Oct 2013
67
34th
66.500
Rated 22 Oct 2013
julie_rubioJulie Rubio
Rated 24 Nov 2014
94
53rd
Am I a member of my generation?
Rated 24 Nov 2014
sirstuckeySirStuckey
Rated 25 Jul 2009
65
45th
It was like Woody Allen wrote a movie for himself and then had Larry David play his part instead. David was great and his character was funny (although some people won't find it funny...it's typical Woody Allen humor). Unfortunately as good as Larry's character was a lot of the characters were rather unbelievable and not exactly entertaining. The southern family that appeared at different times throughout were ridiculously cliched and the love stories they all got tied into felt forced.
Rated 25 Jul 2009
andreasthauAndreasThau
Rated 28 May 2010
60
42nd
It feels very nice indeed to have seen a Woody Allen-movie, thinking it's definitely not one of his best, and still rate it 6 of 10. Don't know really, have to go with my gut feeling about it, the acting was ... strange. At times I wasn't convinced and felt bad, bad, bad - other times I would think it was the funniest movie ever. Story was quite genious in a way; especially I loved the changes of the parents-in-law. That gay scene... priceless! And of course Allens dialogues: the best
Rated 28 May 2010
armilioArmilio
Rated 05 Jan 2015
70
63rd
Probably the funniest - and one of the best in general - Allen's film of the last 15 years (wrote in 2015, A/N). Ok, there are a lot of old themes, but here Allen is more cynic then ever, more exasperated than ever, also - mainly, in the end - against his cynical view of the world, so is not the same old thing. Why give those harsh review on this film? is delicious, surely not a masterpiece, but delicious. Allen is a comedian, after all, and if you like Allen this film "must" be funny for you.
Rated 05 Jan 2015
arrrthritisArrrthritis
Rated 27 Jun 2012
75
57th
Larry David meets a magical pixie girl who he doesn't end up with and doesn't really regret it because hey shit happens you just gotta accept the stuff that comes along and take whatever happiness you can get.
Rated 27 Jun 2012
cgcorecgcore
Rated 07 Jan 2011
37
10th
so sadly; this movie is very very weak. i wish it was well crafted and grabbed me by the balls, but in all manners it is just light and rushed. also the characterization sucked big time.
Rated 07 Jan 2011
shahnessshahness
Rated 18 Dec 2009
55
26th
Mediocre Woody Allen. Note to everyone who's renting this movie for Larry David... he's barely in the second half as the story veers wildly off into some nonsense about characters I don't care about.
Rated 18 Dec 2009
duderDuder
Rated 02 Nov 2009
71
85th
Best work Woody has done in quite a while.. The greatest decision he made was not to act in it, which ruins most of his movies FOR ME. I would have liked it better if he didn't try to teach us lessons in life but still, quite a fun watch, great dialogues..
Rated 02 Nov 2009
beardmilkBeardMilk
Rated 03 Nov 2009
88
68th
Larry David being an complete asshole for and hour and a half? Yes please. This movie got a lot of laughs from me, it does have some flaws sure, but personally I really enjoyed it.
Rated 03 Nov 2009
barthalenBarthalen
Rated 24 Mar 2013
70
55th
Well, it worked for me, even though it's Woody Allen Lite. Larry David channels his 'smart-ass jerk'-powers from Curb and then some, though the movie suffers a bit whenever he isn't on screen. The end was sweeter than expected and I can't disagree with the idea behind the film.
Rated 24 Mar 2013
in_lieu_ofIn Lieu Of
Rated 28 Apr 2010
52
16th
I didn't really like this film. I love Woody and Larry David is the co-creator of my favorite sitcom of all time but I didn't like it. It wasn't terrible but it wasn't good. I didn't particularly like Larry David's character. He couldn't pull it off the way Woody can. Woody's characters are neurotic and annoying but lovable, fun and somehow real. Larry's version is neurotic, annoying and just a complete dick. And the way everything fell together in the end for everyone... I just didn't like it.
Rated 28 Apr 2010
payenspayens
Rated 03 May 2015
69
36th
This didn't work. Half of it is misanthropic, full of cynicism and contemptuous of everything that is generous and human. The other half is based on the idea that once you become morally enlightened you will get rid of your conservative prejudices and adopt the lifestyle of a progressive liberal living in NY. The snobbery and shallowness involved in these assumptions are unbearable. But it is not an utter failure: it has Larry and few good lines - and, of course, good music.
Rated 03 May 2015
mochajetmochajet
Rated 05 Nov 2009
76
56th
The movie started out funny with the opening scene, however, they should have cut it back a bit (it seemed a bit stretched out). The girl was kinda decent, but the movie seemed to be a bit lacking of something, but I couldn't put my finger on it. I think that Woody Allen and Larry David are a good match, but I prefer L.D. in his show (C.Y.E.), his scenarios are funnier and keep you on your toes. Without giving it away...the cause of the limp is hilarious...the second time around...priceless!
Rated 05 Nov 2009
badseedbadseed
Rated 09 Apr 2010
48
17th
woody screwing larry, larry screwing himself, what a waste of talent
Rated 09 Apr 2010
driscarpindriscarpin
Rated 06 Dec 2014
56
28th
Poxa, mas o Henry Cavill é gato, hein?
Rated 06 Dec 2014
cinegeekdecinegeek.de
Rated 10 May 2016
73
31st
Woody Allens Komödie eröffnet mit dem Song "Hello, I Must Be Going", der in fünf Worten die Welt seines Helden Boris Yellnikoff zusammenfasst. Yellnikoff, vortrefflich gespielt von Larry David, ist ein Physiker, der ein Mal beinahe für den Nobelpreis nominiert worden wäre. Jetzt ist er geschieden von einer Frau, die so perfekt zu ihm passte, dass es ihm unerträglich war(...)
Rated 10 May 2016
chemical404chemical404
Rated 01 Sep 2010
37
20th
Allen is stuck on chaos theory lately, my guess it's fear of death that did this to him. We get your point of view: nothing has any meaning, there is no god and everyone should find happiness doing whatever works for them. Now go see a therapist and move on, Woody. (One of the) worst movies of his. One note characters, one note story and a few giggles coming from absurd situations and Larry David being an asshole is hardly even a film material.
Rated 01 Sep 2010
mr_rigardmr rigard
Rated 23 Nov 2010
64
63rd
I really, really, really wanted to hate this movie. Woody Allen's Boris is such a despicable character--proclaiming himself to be smarter than everybody else and disgustingly filling his boring little life with constant belittling of other people. That being said, there was something very special about the chemistry between Boris and his new companion from The South, and the exploration of where their budding relationship would take them.
Rated 23 Nov 2010
kewlitokewlito
Rated 03 Dec 2009
65
35th
Sub-par, corny, yet somehow entertaining.
Rated 03 Dec 2009
parcalihamparcaliham
Rated 25 Oct 2009
75
53rd
25 ekim 09. &
Rated 25 Oct 2009
kasbahKasbah
Rated 07 Jun 2012
100
98th
Probably the best commedy :)
Rated 07 Jun 2012
slantmagSlantMag
Rated 01 Dec 2010
25
61st
"The worst thing about Woody's latest is Larry David." - Henry Stewart
Rated 01 Dec 2010
myfavchordsmyfavchords
Rated 16 Dec 2011
76
56th
This is a typical Woody Allen movie. There are are a lot of neurotic characters and some funny scenes. This is not Allen's best work but if you like his movies you should enjoy this one.
Rated 16 Dec 2011
armondwhiteArmondWhite
Rated 24 Dec 2010
1
0th
Ten years after his great expectoration of bile in Deconstructing Harry, Woody Allen comes up with Whatever Works -- the most shameless, cynically titled Hollywood con job since the days of Billy Wilder.
Rated 24 Dec 2010
nathandarkoNathanDarko
Rated 18 Oct 2011
92
87th
Finally, Woody is back. Back to New York, back to his roots and at least back to the City where he made his best movies ever. "Anni Hall" and "Manhattan". "Whatever Works" is a phantastic comedy with snappy dialogues and a great cast. A must see for all fans of Woody Allen. "God is gay!...He's a decorator!" Hilarious!!
Rated 18 Oct 2011
courtcbd802Courtcbd802
Rated 10 Apr 2010
85
23rd
Nice message
Rated 10 Apr 2010
harukoHaruko
Rated 11 Jun 2010
73
61st
Despite the repulsive main character Whatever Work works for me. Not having seen too many Woody Allen movies I can't really compare it with he's earlyer work..
Rated 11 Jun 2010
danastevensdanastevens
Rated 30 Nov 2012
40
13th
Most disheartening of all is that, after shooting four films in a row abroad, Allen seems to have lost his feel for New York locations.
Rated 30 Nov 2012
pompousasspompousass
Rated 11 Jul 2009
40
71st
Unmistakably minor effort from Allen, despite throwing in our faces an older-man-younger-woman relationship. (Take *that*, make of it what you will.) Allen has long exhibited a tendency towards intellectual snobbery, but he has never before let it so boundingly off the leash. The minorness of his efforts has become, besides a regular feature of them, a major part of their attraction. He is no longer out to set the world on fire. He is just out to keep the candle lit.
Rated 11 Jul 2009

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