The film revolves around the burning professor of philosophy, who suffers from an existential crisis. It seems that this man changed his life completely when he gave his life a new purpose and moved to the campuses of a small city to get a new job. The philosopher enters into a relationship with his student as he now begins to see the world through a more positive perspective.
After a late wobble or two, Irrational Man packs a final, farcical punch that feels just right.
Correcámara
May 05, 2016
It won't surprise anyone looking for something new from Allen, but you can find some of the themes in his other work with a different focus. [Full review in Spanish]
It works, more or less; the three central actors are all terrific, particularly Posey, who finds something vulnerable and touching in Rita. But you watch it thinking of other, better Allen movies ...
In the end, this feeble effort remains tainted, however unfairly, by the creator's personal life. Maybe Allen should have titled it "Rationalizing Man."
As is often the case with Allen's narratives, the morality issues at work here reflect what seems to be the director's own conviction -- that conventional standards of good and evil should not be imposed on brilliant people like Abe... or himself.
