Charm

Author(s): Pierre Davis
Location: Columbus, Ohio

"Charm”

Directed by Woody Allen
Written by Woody Allen
Produced by Woody Allen and Rob Reiner
Score by Marc Shaiman
Original Song by Randy Newman

Principal Cast:

Will Ferrell as Lance Holdman
Jack Black as Sam Saxon
Judi Dench as Alice Franklin
Jack Nicholson as John O’Neil
Ashley Judd as Sarah Foster
Scarlett Johansson as Justine Harris
Woody Allen as The Narrator

Tagline: "With a little charm down the street and love on the way magic is around the corner”

Synopsis: Love, a four letter word that could equal disaster in the city of the great New York City . With flowers blooming and spring around the corner love is blossoming. Woody Allen Narrates this story of how love blossoms between 3 couples who find out that the right kind of charm could find you the person that you have been looking for.

Chapter 1: Computer Love
Lance Holdman (Golden Globe nominee Will Ferrell) is a red headed slinky neurotic middle aged man who is addicted to a website called www.lovehungry.com. When he comes across the profile of a beautiful young lady by the name of Justine Harris (Golden Globe nominee Scarlett Johansson) he finds that he is the smoothest person in the world while typing. Talking for more than a year on the internet they become what some people say an internet company. What Lance doesn’t know is that the waitress who he talks to and gets his food from everyday is Justine the woman of his dreams. The only thing is that Lance has no picture to show Justine and with that Justine wants so desperately to meet him thinking that his personality fits his looks. Will Lance find a way to obtain the woman of his dreams?

Chapter 2: Knock, Knock: Candy gram
Sam Saxon (Golden Globe nominee Jack Black) is a man who lives by his own boundaries. When he sees that there are some new neighbors moving in next door to his house he sees an angel in the form of a woman. When the woman comes next door to introduce herself along with her son Sam begins to leave notes and flowers on her doorstep with notes ending in from you secret admirer. Sam finds out that he has all the charm in the world when he writes the letters. What Sam doesn’t know is that the woman whose name is Sarah Foster(Golden Globe nominee Ashley Judd) knows that Sam is doing this but goes along with it because she think it is sexy for a man to show enough courage to go after what he wants. Can Sam come up with the charm he puts in his letters and impress the woman of his dreams?

Chapter 3: A Wonderland for Alice
Alice Franklin (Academy Award winner Judi Dench) is woman who lives life in daze. Her friends call her Alice in Wonderland because of the fact she daydreams all the time. She is addicted to movies about love especially “ Casablanca ” which she knows every line by heart. She thinks that love has passed her by. One day she decides to put destiny into her own hands and the city she loves which is New York . Putting an ad in the newspaper for a spouse in her 60s looking for someone she lives out the rest her life with. Thinking that there has to be no hope she gets a returning phone call. Attracted to the confidence in the voice of this man by the name of John O’Neil (Academy Award Winner Jack Nicholson) who has left her a message she immediately calls him. When she finally meets him and begins to talk to hem she thinks it is love at first site. After a couple of dates and kisses Alice thinks she has found the man of her life. Can the charm of old John convince Alice that love cares nothing about age?

What the press would say:

Woody Allen has brought another love story for our time and is sure to get recognition for it also. There could have not been a better narrator than Woody Allen in this film. He brings the angst, guilt, and pessimism to life for Lance, Sam and Alice he has shown in his characters in the past. He takes you on a journey of 3 people looking for a thing called love. Scarlett Johansson is brilliant while portraying a young lady looking for a mature man to treat her right. Will Ferrell brings another comedic masterpiece in the form of Lance who is looking for love while it is right in front of his face. He brings hope to people who think there is no chance for love. While Sam comes of as a man who is desperately looking for a woman to shape him up literally and mentally. Jack Black and Ashley Judd are brilliant in their scenes together with enough chemistry to steam the movie theatres. Old Jack has done it again bringing something to a role that people thought wasn’t baity enough by just bringing the kind of charm he has to for a character like. While Academy Award winner Judi Dench beautifully acts out the role of the daydreaming Alice who makes the viewers believes that she is falling for the old Jack! With a fantastic song sung by Randy Newman along with an upbeat score by Mark Shaiman movie goers will be nodding their heads through this romantic-comedy. Believe it or not there could be a possible 10 nominations including Best Picture:

Awards

Best Picture: Woody Allen and Rob Reiner
Best Director: Woody Allen
Best Actor: Will Ferrell
Best Supporting Actor: Jack Nicholson
Best Supporting Actress: Ashley Judd
Best Actress: Judi Dench
Best Original Screenplay: Woody Allen
Best Film Editing
Best Score
Best Song by Randy Newman “Love comes a long way”
Best Cinematography