Blue Jasmine

There’s something admirably perverse about a movie that casts Andrew Dice Clay as the most upstanding character on screen.

Blanchett fabulously goes above and beyond her duties as the wilting faux flower of the title.

Allen’s best film in years, astute, humane and shot through with keen observations on the state of the world.

She's [Jasmine] an exhausting character to be with, to watch and, presumably, to play. But Blanchett takes on the challenge like a peak-fitness runner facing a marathon, ploughing her way through 26 miles of emotional road...

Han gör fortfarande briljanta små porträtt, Allen, och skisser till historier som berättar mycket om mänskligheten med lättsam pessimism.

Everything interesting about Blue Jasmine is made possible due to Cate Blanchett’s colossal central performance, arguably her greatest ever.