F.Y.I.
Shorim (Hebrew for watchers or guards) are Jewish civilian
patrols set up in Hasidic neighbourhoods in the United States and England.
Their primary role is to combat anti-Semitic attacks, burglary, vandalism,
mugging, assault and domestic violence. The volunteers are unarmed and do not
have the authority to make arrests. They ride in vehicles that look like
regular police cars.
PRINCIPAL CAST
MEMBERS
Woody Allen: former bookstore owner Murray Schwartz
Sharon Stone: Murray’s dermatologist Dr. Parker
Sofia Vergara: Dr. Parker’s friend Selima
John Turturro: Fioravante, Murray’s former employee
Tonya Pinkins: Murray’s wife Orthella, an African-American
Vanessa Paradis: Avigal, the widow of a Hasidic rabbi
Live Schreiber: Dovi, a volunteer with Shorim
REVIEW
Preposterous, ludicrous and vulgar. Other than that this
film about a male escort does not have much going for it. The surprising thing
to me is the fact Woody Allen is involved with such a trashy, pulp-magazine
type movie. The fact that his role is so unbelievable and totally out of
character begs the question “why?”.
Although there are a few bits of comic relief, mostly of the
slap-stick sort, the acting somehow feels wrong and does not ring true. And there
is one other thing.
Once more Ralph’s Rule of Redundancy applies:
“Any film where one person takes on more than two key
positions has a major shortcoming: the absence of independent critical
judgement that results in something less than it might have been.”
In this case John Turturro stars in and is also the Writer
and Director.
CLASSIFICATION
for some sexual content, language and brief
nudity.
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