Woody Allen's New Movie MAGIC in the MOONLIGHT Touches Old Ground

Woody Allen's newest movie, MAGIC in the MOONLIGHT, is a charming & delightful old fashioned romantic comedy that delves into a redux of Allen's old themes:  death, after life & the meaning of life.  These themes are presented in a refreshing & beguiling new manner.  Sophie (Emma Stone) is a psychic medium who can read minds & speak with the dearly departed.  Stanley (Colin Firth - I'll see  him in anything) plays a curmudgeonly magician who makes a living deceptively entertaining & lives to debunk fellow charlatans.  The cast which includes Marcia Gay Harden as Sophie's mom & British actress, Eileen Atkins as Stanley's crusty aunt are all divine.  The movie is deceptively clever, raising questions of faith, evolution, spiritualism & mysticism.  Stanley speaks to Allen's previous views  "One hopes for super powers but there is only 1 with a black robe."  The transformation & enchantment comes with the epiphany "there is more to life than meets the eye."  There is the "foolish logic" of falling in love which is itself lunacy.  But without this magical lunacy life would be a dreary shambles.  See this old fashioned romantic romp before it disappears from theaters.