woody allen have lose his ability to write dialogue or character that be clearly distinguishable from each other . this be the case with melinda and melinda and where all the character speak with allen generic pseudo sophistication and have problem and point of view that be not relatable to anyone outside of a four block radius of where allen life . they also share the same curious condition of be able to afford multi million dollar manhattan apartment that appear to have be design by professional decorator regardless of their financial situation or what they do for a living . the only character who exist outside of this dull mindset be will ferrel a the obligatory woody allen surrogate . although he do not simply come off a merely do a woody allen impression ( like kenneth branagh in the god awful celebrity ) and ferrel lack the charm or charisma that the real woody have when he be play the part himself in his best movie . the end result be another in a string of self indulgent bore from a once great filmmaker who have be trade in on his former reputation for year .