Review of Midnight in Paris (2011) by Emily L — 10 May 2015

I don't see Midnight in Paris as romantic movie, maybe comedy but as a travel movie and you love Paris, then this film fits to my eye. I don't see it as a romantic film though the movie synopsis says it is because there's no chemistry between Owen Wilson and Rachel McAdams.

There's nothing wrong in their act, it's just that, the two don't work in romantic themes of the movie. McAdams was good here by playing semi-antagonist Inez. I think should blame the story and their characterization since their characters seems to be north and south pole type.

But if you love Paris, then this movie is for you! Director, Woody Allen made sure that you won't just see, feel and live in Paris for this movie but love Paris in this movie. Every scene and places, the setting was made sure capture best places of interests of the city.

Even the raining scenes was beautifully captured that you want to hop on the plane going to Paris. Aside from the beautiful shot of Paris, the film shows us a story of a man's love of living in a different era and thinking that is better to live in those era than the present to which his sanity is being questioned.

But I think the movie is trying to show us the writer's side of Woody Allen and his adoration for the great writers like Ernest Hemingway and Scott Fitzgerald.