We took a spin to The Waterfront today to catch the new Woody Allen flick, "Midnight in Paris."
First off, I have never been in Paris, so I speak with no first hand knowledge, but Paris looks absolutely gorgeous in this movie. The City of Lights now gets the treatment that Allen always gave New York City in his movies, and it makes you want to call your travel agent.
In this movie, Owen Wilson plays the "Woody Allen character" right down the cadence of his speech. He's quite good in the role. Rachel McAdams plays his fiance, and she's not very sympathetic. Also, she's no Diane Keaton or Mia Farrow. Anyway, Wilson plays a hack screenwriter in Paris for a pre-wedding trip with McAdams and her parents. (They also meet up with a couple of old friends, and the guy takes the word "pedantic" to new levels. Very funny, especially Wilson's reactions to him. Think Tony Roberts playing this guy in the old Allen movies. Also, think of the know-it-all film buff standing behind Allen and Keaton in the movie line in "Annie Hall.") Wilson longs for the Paris of the 1920's that was populated with artists and writers, and a magical cab ride one night as the clock strikes midnight takes him to the days of Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Stein, Picasso and others.
As with most Allen films, there is an interesting moral to the story, lots of laughs along the way, and a happy ending.
I'll give this on a solid "B" in the grading of The Woodman's movies.
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