Movie Review: Midnight In Paris

Midnight In Paris

PG-13, 1 hr. 34 min.

Directed By

Woody Allen

Written By

Woody Allen

Genres

Comedy, Romance

Main Actors: Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Michael Sheen

Easy on the eyes factor: 7. There are a lot of attractive people in this film. Not only that, the Parisienne scenery is beautiful. The creators ensured that as many shots of Paris that could fit into this film did; night, day, rain, dawn, dusk, you name it, it was in there. Beautiful film.

30 Minute Rule: This movie captures your imagination right away because of the beauty of the film. Since I had never been to Paris, I was taken in by the tour that the camera was taking me on.

Plot:This is a romantic comedy set in Paris about a family that goes there because of business, and two young people who are engaged to be married in the fall have experiences there that change their lives. It's about a young man's great love for a city, Paris, and the illusion people have that a life different from theirs would be much better. It stars Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Marion Cotillard, Kathy Bates, Carla Bruni, among others.

My Review: I loved this movie from the first credit. I love Europe. France, England, Ireland, Germany, and other great countries of the continent. I think that the architecture and art are nostalgic and at times seem to be from another time and place. I love that much of Europe has been untouched by modern creativity. And that is what a lot of this movie is about. I love the history lessons within the film about art, philosophy, and literature and how they are embedded in the script. At the same time, trinkets of understanding on time and space. How we all romanticize about being in "the good ole days". We all do it. Remember or imagine being in another era, wishing to take a quantum leap.

The script and dialogue are beautifully done. Smooth transitions from character to character about politics, art, love, relationships, music and literature. And it's never too much. This film is done as only Woody Allen could do it. With class and dignity.

Rating: 8 of 10