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- Marco Albanese @ Stanze di Cinema [Italian]
- Excerpt: Woody Allen non ce ne voglia, questo Irrational Man e’ film minore. Lo dimenticheremo presto.
- Jason Bailey @ Flavorwire
- Excerpt: For whatever reason — increasing age, declining interest, a fuller plate — ‘Magic in the Moonlight’ and now ‘Irrational Man’ play like first cuts of films that were shot from their first drafts. Mixed reactions to earlier pictures were often a result of personal preference or affection for Allen’s style, but these recent efforts aren’t even getting basic screenwriting and filmmaking right.
- Robert Cashill @ Popdose
- Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: [Allen’s] latest, repetitive in and of itself, finds the director spinning his wheels, rehashing themes in a stilted screenplay which the director fails to enliven via his actors.
- Mark Dujsik @ Mark Reviews Movies
- Excerpt: It’s an experiment in contradictory tones, but it’s not a convincing one.
- James Jay Edwards @ FilmFracture
- [New – 11/13/15] | Hugo Gomes @ http://cinematograficamentefalando.blogs.sapo.pt [Portuguese]
- Susan Granger @ www.susangranger.com
- Excerpt: An intriguing, mischievous morality tale that’s infused with dark humor.
- Donald Jay Levit @ ReelTalk Movie Reviews
- Brent McKnight @ Cinema Blend
- Ross Miller @ Thoughts On Film
- Excerpt: It may be done in a more carefree manner akin to some of his more throwaway efforts but there’s at least a feeling that not only does Allen have something genuine to say this time around but he actually believes it.
- Darren Mooney @ the m0vie blog
- Excerpt: Perfect rationalé.
- Pat Mullen @ Cinemablographer
- Excerpt: Is Woody Allen showing a change of heart in the latest chapter of his ever-prolific career?
- Stefan Pape @ HeyUGuys
- João Pinto @ http://www.portal-cinema.com [Portuguese]
- Jason Pirodsky @ Expats.cz
- Excerpt: After the entirely underwhelming Magic in the Moonlight, Woody Allen has returned with an equally underwhelming effort in Irrational Man.
- Jonathan Richards @ www.jonrichardsplace.com
- Excerpt: The philosophical by-ways of this movie are intriguing to travel, but the journey never generates much heat. Allen’s scenes lay out the issues neatly, but you are always aware of the armature beneath them.
- Frank Swietek @ One Guys Opinion
- Excerpt: Breezy though inconsequential, and…intellectually shallow despite rather show-offish attempts to appearphilosophically sophisticated in dealing with ethical issues.
- Rob Wallis @ Of All the Film Blogs
- Excerpt: Irrational Man bubbles along engagingly with Russian Roulette and visits to the funfair11, but this is the cinematic equivalent of comfort food, all upbeat jazz soundtrack and reassuringly recognisable title font.
- Sarah Ward @ Concrete Playground
- Ron Wilkinson @ Monsters and Critics
- Excerpt: Philosophy steps out of the classroom and into murder.
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