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Midnight in Paris
Spain, United States, France
·2011
Rated PG-13 · 1h 34m
Director Woody Allen
Starring Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Kurt Fuller, Mimi Kennedy
Genre Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Gil and Inez are in love, but their future plans don’t align. Gil is an aspiring novelist dreaming of living in France, but Inez wants to live in an upper-class suburban neighborhood. One midnight in Paris, Gil is taken back in time to meet his beloved Jazz Age icons, which makes him question his future.
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Who wouldn't want to wander through the city of love at night? As Gil meets wondrous figures of the past, navigating through the streets of Paris on his fantastical journey, I felt as if I was tagging along on the thrilling ride, unsure what the next night will hold. An intriguing concept plus beautiful cinematography, an absolute delight!
In interesting concept full of romanticism, but ruined, for me, by the fact that the 1920s writers and painters Owen Wilson's character, Gil, meets feel less like fully fleshed out characters, and more like cliches. Hemingway, for example, is an annoying braggart who speaks like a bad imitation of a Hemingway character with a bad imitation of his dialogue. He does nothing but challenge people to fights and spout off lines about courage and truth and grace under pressure.
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