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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Jun 25, 2011
Pros: Enjoyable references, interesting nuance, nice cinematography, funny (but not side-splitting).
Cons: Simplistic characters, derivative, contrived, unresolved issues.
Summary: While I was watching Midnight in Paris, Barbara (ifif1938) was constantly on my mind. She was a huge fan of Paris. Woody Allen's latest film was like a tribute to France's influence on the artistic world. It is an enjoyable, ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 11, 2012
Pros: Fun to watch, romantic movie for a cynical age
Cons: A few shallow characters
Summary: Note: I saw this movie in the theater but nearly one year ago. I decided to write about this movie because it was my favorite of 2011.Main Characters:Owen Wilson
Gil
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 3, 2012
Pros: Plot, Script, Acting
Cons: Nothing
Summary: I saw all nine best picture nominated films before the Oscars. There is an event every year that is hosted by the AMC theaters called the AMC Best Picture Showcase. During the event, which usually spans two Saturdays, all the best picture ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 15, 2012
Pros: great cast; magically funny
Cons: none really
Summary: “I see rhinoceros!" the plot Gil and his fiancé Inez tag along to Paris with her snooty parents for a holiday. Gil is a Hollywood screenwriter who is in the middle of ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 4, 2012
Pros: Wonderful script; terrific cast; beautiful art direction and cinematography; great period music
Cons: Contemporary scenes may feel a little derivative of Allen's older work
Summary: Once upon a time, I was a huge Woody Allen fan. When I first began to enjoy his work in the 1980s, it was with that sense you get sometimes of finding a writer or director (or in his case both) who has created so many stories worth exploring. It was with ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 4, 2012
Pros: some black people (in the background, but that's more prominent than usual_for_Allen), no Scarlett Johansson
Cons: script, Viennese light, Wilson
Summary: Every year another Woody Allen movie appears and critics fall over themselves proclaiming it the greatest thing he's done since something or another. Usually, they do a bit better than break even, though the 2011 "Midnight in Paris" is the ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 1, 2012
Pros: Great commentary on a forgotten observation
Cons: None
Summary: We've all had those romantic fantasies: Travel back in time to whatever period suits your fancy, hang out with all the dead bigwhigs we learned about in history class, and bask in the eclecticism and excitement of one of history's greatest eras. But ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 20, 2012
Pros: Woody Allen gives us a fun fantasy trip through the Paris of our imagination.
Cons: Not as much humor as I usually expect in Woody Allen's films
Summary: Cities can evoke moods. If one says San Fransisco, one immediately thinks of hills, trolley cars and the Golden Gate Bridge. Las Vegas brings to mind glittering lights, casinos and the Strip. Rio gives us images of sun tanned girls waltzing ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 16, 2011
Pros: great visuals/dialog of old Paris, humorous as times
Cons: plot is really easy to grasp, main character is not entirely likable
Summary: Woody Allen’s films are very much hit and miss. Midnight in Paris fell more on the latter for me. While it stands as an excellent tribute to writers and days long past- the plot fumbles around typical Allen themes of romanticism ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 18, 2011
Pros: cinematography, casting, witty one-liners, fun
Cons: plot, may be off-putting to those who dislike magical realism
Summary: “Well, that was whimsical,” I said, walking out of the movie theater with my grandfather, aunt, and uncle. Woody Allen’s latest film, Midnight in Paris, was the perfect antidote to an unseasonably cool and rainy night in Boston. ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 8, 2011
Pros: A nice evening at the movies offering good drama and comedy.
Cons: No real complaints here.
Summary: The cast of this movie is what drew my attention: Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Kathy Bates. Give me a movie with any ONE of them and I'll go, but all three? I'm not a big Woodie Allen fan, but his involvement as writer and director ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 8, 2011
Pros: Acting is great, scenes of Paris are magnificent
Cons: Wilson and McAdams lack chemistry
Summary: I was talked into watching Midnight in Paris by my brother, who is a huge Woody Allen fan. Before seeing this movie, I had seen one Woody Allen movie in my life, Annie Hall...and I wasn't even a big fan of that the first time I saw it. But based ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 26, 2011
Pros: Script, acting, cinematography,
Cons: too many reviews have revealed the plot points
Summary: Midnight in Paris is a wonderful, witty, charming romantic fantasy set in a picture perfect Paris written and directed by Woody Allen, (who does not appear in the film). Allen has never made movies meant to appeal to everyone, and with the ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 18, 2011
Pros: Wilson, Cotillard, McAdams, Bates, Stoll, story, cinematography
Cons: Some pacing issues and familiar material
Summary: In the 1960s, Woody Allen wrote a short story entitled "A Twenties Memory," and even included the story in his standup comedy act (A recording of that is available). It's a comic look at the artistic scene in Paris in that decade from a person who ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 17, 2011
Pros: Lovely cinematography, charming characters, and inspiring dialogue.
Cons: You may become wary to fall in love...
Summary: Midnight in Paris 2011 Director-Woody Allen Cast-Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Marion Cotillard, Kathy Bates Genre-Romantic Comedy Synopsis Gill Pender played is an American in Paris. Played by Owen Wilson, he is an aspiring novelist who is falling ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 9, 2011
Pros: Some moments of acting. Made me want to go back to Europe.
Cons: Weak plot, generally weak acting, obvious symbolism, lots of tell instead of show.
Summary: I'm always starting these movie reviews by describing "what kind of" movie this. Well, Midnight in Paris, the latest exploit from director Woody Allen, is the kind of movie that make you wish you had waited until it was available for streaming on ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 22, 2011
Pros: Script, story, most of the cast, the cinematography, charm, intelligence.
Cons: Weak central relationship.
Summary: If the French love Woody Allen (and they do), he just gave them a giant bouquet of flowers to say he loves them back, with his charmingly light and breezy "Midnight in Paris" (2011). As a formerly diehard Woody Allen fan who has watched him go from the ... read more
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