Whatever Works
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Attempting to impress his ideologies on religion, relationships, and the randomness (and worthlessness) of existence, lifelong New York resident Boris Yellnikoff rants to anyone who will listen, including the audience. But when he begrudgingly allows naive Mississippi runaway Melodie St. Ann Celestine to live in his apartment, his reclusive rages give way to an unlikely friendship and Boris begins to mold the impressionable young girl's worldly views to match his own. When it... (Full plot summary below)

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Actors in Whatever Works:

Larry David
Evan Rachel Wood
Michael McKean
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Patricia Clarkson
Ed Begley Jr.

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Attempting to impress his ideologies on religion, relationships, and the randomness (and worthlessness) of existence, lifelong New York resident Boris Yellnikoff rants to anyone who will listen, including the audience. But when he begrudgingly allows naive Mississippi runaway Melodie St. Ann Celestine to live in his apartment, his reclusive rages give way to an unlikely friendship and Boris begins to mold the impressionable young girl's worldly views to match his own. When it comes to love, "whatever works" is his motto, but his already perplexed life complicates itself further when Melodie's parents eventually track her down.

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Newsweek - 10/10 by David AnsenThis is fun, but it turns Boris's doomsday neurotic rants into mere cartoon caterwauling. Levant, who never got a happy ending, would no doubt sneer.
Salt Lake Tribune - 10/10 by Sean P. MeansDavid and Allen seem to be straining to create caricatures of the other's screen persona - and the results are inevitably self-negating, a comedic black hole from which not even laughter can escape.
Stop Smiling - 10/10 by Justin Stewart[Whatever Works] has defenses built into it.
The Atlantic - 10/10 by Ed KochWoody Allen is always exploring new avenues. While Whatever Works isn't close to his best films, it is far better than most of the current crop of romantic comedies, most of which are schlock.
Compuserve - 9/10 by Harvey S. KartenOverly theatrical, maybe, but as Woody Allen's alter ego, Larry David works.
Reeling Reviews - 9/10 by Laura CliffordIt's as if Allen took a Parisian romantic rondeley and gave it his own New York flavor...[Rachel Evan Wood is] positively endearing.
Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema - 9/10 by Mark PfeifferWhatever Works is bound to seem familiar, but [Allen's] found a winning formula, even if this film's title suggests a less than fastidious approach to getting it right.
The Film Yap - 9/10 by Nick RogersPeople cynically walk into so much expecting disappointment - auditoriums showing Woody Allen's annual crapshoot, for example. Sometimes, they get expected middling results. Sometimes, as with Allen's 30-year-old script, they get unanticipated surprises.
CinePassion - 9/10 by Fernando F. CroceA sub-Don Rickles nuisance at 5 minutes and medieval torture at 92
Chicago Sun-Times - 8/10 by Roger EbertYellnikoff, played with perfect pitch by Larry David.

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