Midnight in Paris

Written and Directed by: Woody Allen

Release date: May 20, 2011 (limited)

Running time: 94 minutes

MPA rating: PG-13

Midnight in Paris was the first Woody Allen film that I’ve seen, and it was a good place to start. Midnight in paris is a comedic time traveling romance film, that delivers on all levels. The story of a writer who travels to Paris on vacation with his fiance ( Rachel McAdams) and her parents, but unforeseen circumstances leaves him re-evaluating his current lifestyle. At the stroke of midnight, Paris turns back in time to the 1920’s. A time full of art and literature, leaves Gil (Owen Wilson) In awe as he comes face to face with his idols of the past. He befriends such popular people as Ernest Hemingway (Corey Stoll), Pablo Picasso (Marcial Di Fonzo Bo), and Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald (Alison Pill & Tom Hiddleston). The go to numerous parties, and he even gets a few of them to critic his novel.

I wished to see more out of Rachel McAdams character, I’ve seen some of her work (i.e. Sherlock Holmes, Morning Glory, & Mean Girls). She’s come a long way since Mean Girls, and has become an actress I quite enjoy seeing in a lead female role. She’s still pretty young, and I had a hard time believing she was engaged to a man as old as Owen Wilson who has a good ten years on her. I also had trouble with Wilson in his role. Don’t get me wrong, Owen Wilson is a great actor. I loved him in all of his Wes Anderson films, he seems to act better when playing off a stronger comedic lead (like Bill Murray). He left a magnificent Woody allen film seeming almost like Night at the museum at some points.

This film has earned academy nod with a nomination in the Best Original Screenplay category. It has also been nominated for several Golden Globes, Spirit, and Screen Actors Guild Awards. It is a must-see movie for all you Parisian lovers, and if you’re not it may make you see Pars in a whole new light.

8/10