Blue Jasmine (2013)

Blanchett delivers a career-best turn as the narcissistic, broken Jasmine in what may be Allen's finest work. The film stands out as a raw, contemporary tragedy centered on class, self-delusion and irreversible decline.

Bradshaw calls it a late triumph for Allen, an outstanding and absorbing movie with a magnificently watchable lead performance by Cate Blanchett as the self-deluding socialite and superb supporting turns. He highlights the bittersweet comedy, depth, pathos and resurgent maturity in the storytelling.

The critic calls it a small miracle and autumnal drama, praising Cate Blanchett's magnificent performance as the fallen socialite Jasmine above all else.

The review hails it as Allen's best in years, praising the incisive brilliance, Blanchett's powerhouse performance, and its astute observations on society and deceit.

Allen’s best film in years is a dark social satire driven by Blanchett’s towering central performance as a deluded socialite undone by her husband’s crimes and her own disavowals. The critic singles out Blanchett’s raw, human portrayal of mental unraveling for particular praise.

The critic views the film as a brilliant contemporary homage to 'A Streetcar Named Desire,' with Cate Blanchett giving a mesmerizing, complex performance as the delusional Jasmine. He singles out Allen's sharp social commentary on class and inequality as making it his strongest and most resonant film in years.

The critic praises Cate Blanchett's riveting performance as the fallen socialite Jasmine and calls the film Woody Allen's most sustained and resonant work since 'Match Point.' She highlights its moral fable on greed and comeuppance while noting the strong ensemble and thematic depth.

The critic sees it as one of Allen's strongest and most pointed films in over a decade, centered on a complex psychological portrait of entitlement and denial. Blanchett's lead performance is singled out as exceptionally well-cast and nuanced despite some underdeveloped supporting characters and occasional narrative clunkiness.

The critic lauds Cate Blanchett's tour-de-force, bipolar performance as the unraveling Jasmine and praises the film's balance of rueful humor, emotional depth, and class satire. He notes strong supporting turns and Allen's skillful update of familiar themes as a meaty return to American soil.

Allen makes contact with contemporary hard times and assembles his best recent cast for a tragi-comic study of delusion and downfall. Blanchett's performance as the unraveling socialite earns particular praise for its moving blend of farce and tragedy.

The critic calls it a fine character study among Allen's recent works and praises Blanchett's tour-de-force performance as the central achievement. Minor plot contrivances are noted but do not detract from the layered portrayal of the protagonist's unraveling.

The review praises Blanchett's performance as Jasmine, a neurotic, selfish socialite brought low by her husband's fraud, calling it the best of her career as the film shifts from light comedy to tragedy, with strong emphasis on her central role.

Allen delivers his strongest film in years, anchored by Blanchett's affecting, perfectly judged performance as the brittle socialite whose world collapses. The knotty, blackly comic story of family, fraud and self-deception avoids easy answers.

It is described as a handsomely shot, structurally deft dramedy with a terrific performance from Blanchett that makes the character understandable, blending rigour and vigour as one of late-period Woody's best.

A nimble, glancingly funny examination of existential crisis and self-delusion anchored by Blanchett's superlative, wound-up performance. The film shows perceptive dramatic insight into the pull of the love and status one feels entitled to.

The review finds Allen's drama comes close to feeling like a wheeze but is sold beautifully through Blanchett's performance as a modern Blanche DuBois figure. It highlights the strong supporting turns and the film's effective updating of Streetcar themes with a Madoff twist.

The critic finds Blue Jasmine combines what one wants from Woody Allen with what one does not, praising the look, some performances including Blanchett and Hawkins, and clever structure but criticising its confected quality, lack of funny lines, social Manichaeism and overall offence.

The critic calls it one of Allen's darkest and most accomplished films, praising the masterful screenplay structure with flashbacks and emotional depth. Blanchett and Hawkins deliver breathtaking performances in this character-driven piece about class and personal downfall.

The critic hails it as a return to form and step forward with the wit and insight of Allen's classics, blending rawness, warmth, shrewdness and humour. Blanchett's performance turns a potentially monstrous character into a believable, complex human being.

The critic notes the script is sometimes clunky and uneven but highlights an outstanding, Oscar-worthy firecracker turn from Blanchett that makes the film raw-nerve stuff full of emotional pain. Supporting cast is strong and themes of class and delusion are sharply observed.

The critic finds the film somber and bitter, almost too dark to enjoy, but praises Cate Blanchett's extraordinarily impressive performance as the anxious, elitist leading lady, noting the film's capture of a woman on the edge of a nervous breakdown.

Blue Jasmine has much to admire in its cast, structure and visual clarity but ultimately feels technically brilliant yet lacking in soul and credible characters. The critic praises the uniformly excellent ensemble, especially Andrew Dice Clay’s surprising pathos in a small role.

The critic calls the film a mixed bag that finds Allen returning to a more serious tale, but notes it doesn't really hang together with underdeveloped supporting characters. Blanchett delivers a tour de force performance as the title character.