A Rainy Day in New York (12)
Directed by Woody Allen
3*

IN HIS latest, Woody Allen returns to his old stomping ground of New York and romantic comedies, along with the recurring theme of older men falling for much younger women.

It centres on troubled student and avid gambler Gatsby (Timothee Chalamet), who devises an elaborate romantic getaway to the Big Apple with his college sweetheart Ashleigh (Elle Fanning), who’s set to interview celebrated Hollywood director Roland Pollard (Liev Schreiber) for a college paper.

But all his well-laid plans are dashed when Pollard takes a shine to Ashleigh, whisking her away on a thrilling adventure around the city in which she encounters his long-suffering producer and screenwriter (Jude Law) and a film star (Diego Luna) who, of course, all lust after her.