Review of Midnight in Paris (2011) by Metamotivcritic — 28 May 2011
A generally enjoyable, clever movie with an interesting premise, Certainly the best Woody Allen movie in at least 15 years (which isn't saying much). At the same time, you get the feeling that either Woody is in over his head, or that he really is the kind of humanities major, overly awed hack writer that he he portrays in the main character Gil.
(Of course, Woody anticipates this kind of criticism in the character of the pseudo-intellectual Paul, which is itself a kind of set-up.) I would have preferred less (albeit amusing) name-dropping and greater development of the personas of the artists he so admires.
My biggest criticism is that Woody seems to feel the need to spell out his point (i.e., about the problems in over-idealizing the past) for the audience, which suggest that most viewers aren't capable of figuring the point out for themselves (which may be true).
P.S. Marion Cotillard is luminous, both in her acting and in appearance.
This review of Midnight in Paris (2011) was written by Metamotivcritic on 28 May 2011.
Midnight in Paris has generally received very positive reviews.
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