Val Waxman (Woody Allen) is a temperamental filmmaker, who has not directed a film for ten years. Although being and excellent director, the studios do not hire him, since he is also a troublemaker. His former wife Ellie (Téa Leoni) is dating Hal Jaeger (Treat Williams), a powerful executive of Galaxie, and she convinces him to invite Val for a US$ 60 millions project about New York. Val presently lives with Lori Fox (Debra Messing), but is still in love with Ellie, and becomes jealous with the situation. However, he knows that this work is his last chance in Hollywood and he accepts the challenge. On the first day of shooting, he develops a kind of psychosomatic blindness, and gets in serious troubles. This predictable and naive romantic comedy is based on one-joke only. I am a huge fan of Woody Allen, but I found this work below his average. Anyway it is a good entertainment. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): `Dirigindo no Escuro' (`Directing in the Dark', but also `Driving in the Dark'- `dirigindo' has double meaning in Portuguese)
Title (Brazil): `Dirigindo no Escuro' (`Directing in the Dark', but also `Driving in the Dark'- `dirigindo' has double meaning in Portuguese)