Movie Details
Genres: Comedy
Running Time: 1 hr. 32 min.
Release Date: June 19th, 2009 (limited)
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for sexual situations including dialogue, brief nude images and thematic material.
Distributors: Sony Pictures Classics
U.S. Box Office: $5,270,165
Cast and Crew
Starring: Larry David, Evan Rachel Wood, Patricia Clarkson, Ed Begley Jr, Michael McKean
Directed by: Woody Allen
Produced by: Vincent Maraval, Brahim Chioua, Jack Rollins

Whatever Works

Movie Title: Whatever Works

Description: After the failure of his career, his marriage, and his suicide attempt, world-class grouch Boris Yellnikoff, spends his days insulting the small children unfortunate enough to study chess with him and irritating his still-loyal friends with his never-ending tirades about the worthlessness of absolutely everything. A former Columbia Professor and self-proclaimed genius who came close to winning a Nobel Prize for Quantum Mechanics, Boris fancies himself the only one who fully comprehends the meaningless of all human aspirations, and the pitch-black chaos of the universe. As he readily admits, Boris is not a feel-good person.

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Critics Reviews

Boston Globe, Ty Burr
"...querulous, fitfully funny, and removed from any shared reality." more...
C
E! Online, Natasha Vargas-Cooper
"It has some trademark Woody pith and romance but nothing new to be shared or remembered." more...
C+
Entertainment Weekly, Lisa Schwarzbaum
"The fact that Allen wrote the script in the '70s explains something about why his newest movie feels so old." more...
C
Filmcritic.com, Jesse Hassenger
"It all turns out to be pretty good-natured..." more...
B


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