Blue Jasmine

Blue Jasmine has built a devoted audience in Australia on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels among viewers who want their drama to earn its emotional beats. It says what it needs to say in one sitting, no filler. With 3,671 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Cate Blanchett anchors it with a performance that rewards close attention. Put it on tonight on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channels and see for yourself.

Whatever else is competing for your attention this week, Blue Jasmine is worth clearing space for. Blue Jasmine takes its time building the world its characters inhabit, and the patience pays off. After experiencing a traumatic misfortune, Jasmine French, a wealthy woman from New York, moves to San Francisco to live with her foster sister Ginger and the firm purpose of getting a new life, but she will be haunted by anxiety and memories of the past. Cate Blanchett and Sally Hawkins lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was released in 2013. What elevates Blue Jasmine is a refusal to let any character off the hook too easily. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

Blue Jasmine is what you recommend to people who say they do not really watch much. It does not lean on comparisons to make its case. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch from start to finish. Cate Blanchett is the centre of it, and it is one of their strongest performances on record. The patience it asks of you early on is paid back with interest.