Midnight in Paris

Insert clever joke about the 1920's parisian art scene here! 

Nominated for:
Best Picture
Directing (Woody Allen)
Original Screenplay (Woody Allen)

Also nominated for:
Art Direction (Anne Seibel, Hélène Dubreuil)


So if you love Woody Allen, you will probably enjoy this film. If you love 1920's french art, or literature, or music, you will probably enjoy this film. Loving only one of these things might be enough to get you through this film. However, if you like neither, then there is no purpose in spending time on this. Its basically one big running gag for art nerds. 


My issues with this movie are the same issues I have with every Woody Allen film. I don't see the point in awarding someone for writing the same neurotic protagonist over a 30 year career, nor do I understand the point in awarding someone who makes all their secondary characters sound exactly like the protagonist.


That said, I'm a big fan of surrealist painting, so Adrian Brody as Salvador Dali pretty much just killed me. There's a lot to love in this film, and there's a lot to hate. But I suppose if you just suspend your biases and go along for the ride, you'll enjoy the whole she-bang just fine.


Eli