Based on 'A Streetcar Named Desire', 'Blue Jasmine' tells the story of a snobbish posh woman who once had everything and recently lost it all because of her criminal and unfaithful husband. She is forced to move in with her (much poorer) younger sister. Told in typical Woody Allen fashion, we follow both Jasmine and her sister Ginger as they struggle to make ends meet. J is desperate to find a short cut in order to reenter the world of the rich and Ginger too finds a second opportunity for something bigger...but looks usually are deceiving. 'Blue Jasmine' is well shot. Javier Aguirresarobe's cinematography is first rate. The film itself feels somewhat hollow, especially in the writing department. The pacing too is on the slower side. The best thing about the movie are its performances by the two leading ladies. Both Cate Blanchett and Sally Hawkins do a marvelous job. They are both very convincing as contrasting half sisters and, in the end, that's what you take away from 'Blue Jasmine', two terrific performances in an otherwise dull film that had potential, if only had the concept had been treated well.
Review of Blue Jasmine
