Blue Jasmine sees a New York socialite relocate
to San Francisco after discovering her husband is both a fraudster and a philanderer,
except the change in lifestyle does not turn out to be the smoothest of
transitions. What sounds like the premise for a half-baked Sarah Jessica Parker
vehicle is actually a Woody Allen film about the emotional and psychological struggles
of starting anew. Expect anxiety ridden characters and awkward clashes between
genders and social classes. Heading a cast on top form is Cate Blanchett as
Jasmine, a hopelessly self-absorbed individual who never quite elicits our
sympathy, but nonetheless gains our compassion thanks to her fragility and
tragic lack of social skills.
4/5
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