Released: 20/05/2011
Director: Woody allen
Starring: Owen Willson, Rachel McAdams, Marion Cotillard
Kathy Bates, Carla Bruni
Rating: 8.5/10
This film is simply a joy to watch, from the beautiful streets and alleys of Paris to the captivating meet up’s with some of history’s greatest writers and artists. Owen Wilson aces his role as Gil Pender, A man who just wants to get away from it all, and eventually finds a way to do so, By Magically travelling to 1920s Paris at the stroke of midnight. Also worth a mention is Marion Cotillard who is great (as always), playing Gil’s love interest in the 20’s.
As stated before, the film’s many scenes of Gil meeting famous writers and artists are incredibly fun and enjoyable to experience, however short some of them may be. I enjoyed that there was no subtitles for the french as it Puts us in Gil’s shoes of being transported to this incredible era, but not being able to actually speak the language and so must rely on his english speaking friends to help him interact with his idols.
I loved this film and Woody Allen did a great job with it. It’s definitely something I can see myself watching again in the future.
