Midnight in Paris DVD Review

Genre: romance, comedy

Starring : Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Michael Sheen, Kathy Bates, Marion Cotillard

Director: Woody Allen

studio: Sony Picture

Running Time: 94 min

Plot:

Inez and Gil, A young couple, engaged and to be wed in the fall, accompanies Inez parents to Paris for a business meeting. Their lives soon transforms when the couple comes to realize that they want different things and are on different paths. Gil is a successful screenwriter from Hollywood who wants to move to Paris. Inez she is comes from a well off family who along with her parents dismisses her fiance’s idea of moving to Paris and make a life here. She is intent on staying in Malibu, California. They run into an old friend of Inez, Paul who is a pseudo-intellectual. He and his wife invite the young couple to join them. Without hesitation Inez agrees but Gil declines the offer as he prefer to rather walk in the rain down the alleys or roads of Paris. He strongly feels that the Golden Age was the 1920′s. As he walks he comes to rest in front of a church and when the bell hits midnight. His swift off onto a new adventure. He Finds himself going back in time to an era he longed to live in.

 

Verdict

Woody’s execution of this movie was nicely done. I do feel that some areas of the movie was a bit whimsical but in overall I enjoyed watching the movie. This movie was very creative, moving and also one of a kind and I now understand why Woody Deserve those academy awards. From the one frame into the next there was this smooth transition that took place. There was a nice balance throughout the movie and one cannot really say that the one era over powered the other.Wilson like always manages to captivate audiences with his honest performances. You can see that he really becomes one with his character. Also a very strong performance from McAdam who portrays the role of  Inez. Michael sheen also delivered a strong performance however I don”t think it was as strong as Wilson’s and McAdam. Love the music, decor, and how the blended in with the story. Job well done.

 Now available on DVD and Blu ray