A haughty Michelle Pfeiffer can't quite save eccentric French Exit
Lucas Hedges in
Michelle Pfeiffer and Lucas Hedges in
French Exit.
Photo by Tobias Datum / courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics
Movies directed by Woody Allen have fallen out of favor in recent years as the man himself has been increasingly shunned in the #MeToo era. But the style that the writer/director perfected in movies like
Annie Hall,
Hannah and Her Sisters, and
Bullets Over Broadway has remained a draw for filmmakers, who often view his dry humor and witty repartee as something to be admired and emulated.
That spirit, if not success, is alive in