Moustroll Good movie but grossly overrated

Matialth Good concept, poorly executed.

Mandeep Tyson The acting in this movie is really good.

Matho The biggest problem with this movie is it’s a little better than you think it might be, which somehow makes it worse. As in, it takes itself a bit too seriously, which makes most of the movie feel kind of dull.

gridoon2018 "Celebrity" rambles seemingly without a purpose for most of its running time; you may wonder why a film that has so little story needed to last 115 minutes. And yet, there are sporadic choice moments / lines / situations in it, like for example the restaurant scene where Branagh meets Ryder again after a long time and tries to start a conversation with her while the other people at their table continue their own talking. Although there is no apparent reason why this film had to be shot in black & white (in fact, in one of the best jokes in the film, a director who always shoots in black and white is called "an arty, pretentious a**hole"!), the cinematography itself is exquisite. There are some pointed jabs on the issue of celebrity; on a more personal note, the final shot of the film is perhaps one of the brightest ideas Allen ever had. Judy Davis stands out in a huge cast, giving an all-out comic performance (some cast members are not used to their full advantage). And Winona Ryder has probably never looked as transcendently, glowingly beautiful as she does in "Celebrity". **1/2 out of 4.

leplatypus Well, one of my last "1" rating was another Allen movie so he really collects mine.Here, he offers a dull movie with no plot (it's just a collage of meetings)and totally drowned under streams of babbles. By chance, Allen is to movies what men magazines are to publishing: as he got money, he can always cast sexy actress: for this one he chose a young Charlize and it was good to see again Ms. Onatop.Beyond making a movie about movie stars is as pointless and void as the concept of celebrities. It's the same thing when TV makes shows about TV. It's cultural cannibalism or artistic myopia. My opinion is that artists and celebrities are two different breeds. The first bring emotion and inspiration through art, the former had just their poor and material life to offer to the audience. One delivers a message, the other runs after money.Let's make the difference and skip this movie for example!

dfwforeignbuff I saw this film in 1998 on the big screen & again Feb 20 2010. Lee Simon, unsuccessful journalist & wanna-be novelist, tries to get a foot into the door with celebrities. After divorcing his wife Robin, Lee gets to meet a lot folks of the rich & / or beautiful, partly through journalism, partly because he has a script to offer. But life among those from out-of-this-world is hard, & his putative success always results in defeat. Meanwhile Robin meets a very desirable TV-producer & takes the first steps in the world of celebrities herself. This film is really a marriage mid-life crisis type movie about luck. Who has luck & who does not have luck (actually they have rotten luck). The film is done in black & white. Kenneth Branagh plays the Woody Allen role. The film has a huge roster of celebrities in big roles & many big parts with this all star cast. If you were a famous somebody actor in 1998 YOU WERE IN THIS MOVIE!! HAHAH. Branagh does a terrific job-he is fantastic in this role. Kenneth Branagh does a wicked Woody Allen imitation, and what's most fun about it is that Allen wrote and directed the picture. Is Allen lampooning himself? Was it Branagh's idea? Who decided how far to take it? And what does this all mean in Allen's ongoing dialogue with his viewers. Branagh gives us the quintessence of Woodyism. This goes a good deal beyond the average nightclub comic's Allen shtick. What Branagh offers is a finesse job of skewering, homing in precisely on his target's speech patterns and mannerisms. I disagree with many in that I do not feel like this is just another Woody Allen movie & he is just doing all the stuff over again. Boy is that wrong. This is his best film since Deconstructing Harry & Husbands & Wives. The film is hilarious but deep--like his best films. It explores our obsession with celebrities & the media's obsession with them. He embarks on a string of neo-Felliniesque encounters with the rogue's gallery of celebrity actors who bring out the best in Allen's barbed dialogue. The movie seems timelier now than in 1998. This movie is one of my favorite Woody films of the '90s, & one of his most underrated. It's also visually beautiful, in black & white with that nice the photography of Manhattan. Cast wise there is great ensemble work here, with both witty & intelligent writing from Allen & amusing set-pieces, & excellent cinematography/photography. Allen's carefully crafted, anti-celebrity image -- the shunning of interviews and so on -- is just as much a celebrity image as anything he makes fun of here. But Allen remains a very potent fantasy figure for critics and moviegoers who want to see him as something like America's resident European filmmaker, untouched by the vagaries and vulgarities of the industry he works in. His familiar, formalized, art-film aesthetic reinforces that perception. It's impressive that, in the age of blockbusters, Allen has managed to keep making movies his way. Here he captures that vapid, empty malaise of celebrity life in a hysterical way. Five stars WAY better today than when I saw it on the big screen in 1998

Petri Pelkonen The opening scene shows us movie making in the city of New York and Beethoven's 5th is playing.The skywriting says HELP.Woody Allen's Celebrity (1998) steps into the surreal world of famous people.Allen himself isn't seen in this movie.Kenneth Branagh takes his place playing Lee Simon, unsuccessful journalist, wanna-be novelist.But things don't often go his way and his ex-wife Robin (Judy Davis) has more luck in life.Kenneth Branagh, who is a Shakespearian actor really, surprises the viewers with his imitation of Woody.All the manners are there,the stutter, the neuroticism and all.This movie is filled with great celebrities.There's Melanie Griffith (Nicole Oliver), there's Winona Ryder (Nola), there's Charlize Theron (Supermodel), there's Leonardo DiCaprio (Brandon Darrow) and so on.Joe Mantegna does a terrific job playing Tony Gardella.Hank Azaria visits as David.Allen's movie from ten years back was made black and white.That was a good decision.Celebrity is a fine movie that criticizes the world these people live in.All the shallowness and stuff.Woody Allen is a good writer, and even though this isn't his best work it still does have the qualities of a good movie.