‘Dean’ a middling Woody Allen knockoff
The latest (that I’ve seen, anyway) in the long tradition of Woody Allen movie knockoffs is Demetri Martin’s “Dean,” a slightly better than middling comedy-drama that never quite rises to “good.” There are decent Allenesque situations and humor, but they are undermined by some flat jokes, a running gag that goes on too long and a tearjerker strain toward the end. Martin is a multi-threat (stand-up comic, actor, artist, writer, musician etc.) performer and one-time law student who sports a Beatles’ cut and had his own show on Comedy Central. Читать дальше...
