Día de lluvia en Nueva York

Domingo, tengo una fiesta, ¿a dónde más debería ir con mi amada chica que al cine a ver la nueva película de Woody Allen, cuya distribución fue frenada por el escándalo que afectó a muchos artistas en Estados Unidos? Woody Allen seguirá siendo mi director y guionista favorito para siempre, y si esta fuera su última obra, sería una despedida más que digna de una carrera infinitamente larga. Un clásico cóctel melancólico-romántico de Woody, con su inteligente humor, una serie de líneas en las que se requiere un buen conocimiento de los hechos por parte de sus espectadores y seguidores, una excelente música, cámara, la inconfundible atmósfera de su amada ciudad y lo que no se puede olvidar: las excelentes actuaciones de la generación más joven de actores físicamente atractivos. Chalamet y Fanning se complementan perfectamente y personalmente me sorprendió gratamente un Liev Schreiber más orientado a la acción. Y me rompí la cabeza pensando qué papel le iba a dar Woody a Kelly Rohrbach, hm, hm, hm, bueno, está claro, podría haberlo adivinado :-) (29.09.2019)

It is evident that Woody Allen is still in the game. He creates great dialogues that make sense. Moreover he is still able to get solid actors who are evidently showing themselves off in this movie. For example Elle Fanning who portrays a naive little girl here. It is all highly artsy and otherworldly. When you watch it for the first time it is quite overwhelming to the senses but after a few weeks you won’t even know you have watched it at all. (07.09.2020)

Not an over-produced self-indulgent coloring book, but instead the best Woody Allen film since Midnight in Paris. Timothée Chalamet's versatile talent fits the rainy streets of New York to a tee, and perhaps it is exactly that light-hearted posing in art galleries, parties, filmmakers, and reminiscing about decades-old art that is so accurately and pleasantly reflected on his melancholic face. I can't deny that the same jokes are made about the same topics for the umpteenth time, as are the relationship complications, but when the result is such a well-crafted introspective romantic comedy, I will gladly give it a go for the fifty-first time. (09.10.2019)

New York in a romantic vibe, milked to the max. Allen is a little weaker this time and too laconic in story creation, but typically lively and topical in dialogue, and some of the scenes are full of life's truths and paradoxes. By far the most interesting are the characters who appear on the scene only briefly but have an absolutely crucial impact on the development of the story (Diego Luna, Kelly Rohrbach). Woody doesn't pull as hard on the reins this time as in his other films, but it's still light and fun fare for a Saturday afternoon. (01.08.2020)

Who would have thought that just A Rainy Day in New York would be the Allen's movie that gets the ax? I don't want to comment on that case, but I'm glad that the film itself is still a classic Allen from recent years, formally and stylistically fitting in among all those proven pieces that Allen has created since 2000. Nothing is missing, everything is here - traditional sophisticated work with music, love for New York, beautifully chatty characters, intertwined relationships, interesting life perspectives. One girl is blonde, the other is a brunette. He is young and unspoiled and has a fascinating mother. Unexpected things happen behind the scenes. And in New York it keeps raining and raining... Beautiful and intoxicating. As always. (21.12.2022)