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Whatever Works (2009)

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Reviews Counted:123

Fresh:58

Rotten:65

Average Rating:5.4/10

Consensus: Based upon a script written in the 1970s, Woody Allen's Whatever Works suffers from a lack of fresh ideas.

Runtime: 1 hr 32 mins

Genre: Comedies

US Box Office: $5,183,644

Synopsis: The New York-based humor of Woody Allen and CURB YOUR ENTHUSIAM’s Larry David seems like a natural match, and the pair unite for the first time in this comedy. WHATEVER WORKS follows a rich man... The New York-based humor of Woody Allen and CURB YOUR ENTHUSIAM’s Larry David seems like a natural match, and the pair unite for the first time in this comedy. WHATEVER WORKS follows a rich man (David), who decides that he should be living a different, less-status based life. Evan Rachel Wood, Patricia Clarkson, Ed Begley Jr., and Michael McKean star in this film that marks Allen’s cinematic return to New York City. [More]

Starring: Larry David, Evan Rachel Wood, Patricia Clarkson, Ed Begley

Starring: Larry David, Evan Rachel Wood, Patricia Clarkson, Ed Begley, Conleth Hill, Michael McKean, Henry Cavill, Jessica Hecht, John Gallagher, Carolyn McCormick, Christopher Evan Welch

Director: Woody Allen

Director: Woody Allen
Screenwriter: Woody Allen
Producer: Letty Aronson, Stephen Tenenbaum
Studio: Sony Pictures Classics

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The Woodman's return to New York after a four-year European sojourn finds him working very familiar territory much less fruitfully than in the past.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment 4 Comments
04/24/09
Lou Lumenick
Lou Lumenick
New York Post

Whatever Works transcends Allen formulas thanks to David, who is taller, balder and more foul-mouthed than the usual types Allen himself has played.

Full Review Source: Screen International | comment Comment
04/24/09
David D'Arcy
David D'Arcy
Screen International

While Allen's screenplay features plenty of amusing one-liners...its tired handling of so many overly familiar themes eventually proves enervating.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment 1 Comment
04/24/09
Frank Scheck
Frank Scheck
Hollywood Reporter

Though stuffed with witty one-liners and wondrously convoluted tirades, this far-fetched, deliberately artificial game of musical chairs...feels forced, often losing itself in excess verbiage.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment 2 Comments
04/24/09
Ronnie Scheib
Ronnie Scheib
Variety
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May 10, 2009: Trailer Bulletin: Whatever Works Opens in new window
Larry David steps in as Woody Allen's latest on-screen surrogate in "Whatever Works," due out June 19. Watch the trailer now! More...

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