This enjoyable film that was written and directed by Woody Allen, will inspire viewers to all say the same thing during and after the film: I love Paris.  At least those of us that have been there will feel nostalgia sweep over, leaving us with a longing to return to Paris in the rain.
The shots of Paris are beautiful, captured at their most intimate moments.  Then you add the rich fantasy life of the protagonist, Gil, played by Owen Wilson, and suddenly you travel in time to Paris in the 1920s.  There you visit a number of historical figures, some of which include, Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Picasso, Picasso’s mistress, Adriana, who becomes Gil’s desire & catharsis, and then there’s Gertrude Stein, played by the incredible Kathy Bates, who as usual, charms you, as well as Adrien Brody’s humorous portrayal of Salvador Dali.
Wilson plays Allen’s role incredibly well…that soft spoken, neurotic, compulsive, imaginative writer.  Bates is amazing as usual, as well as Brody.  Rachel McAdams plays the role decently as she is paired once again along side Wilson (last time in Wedding Crashers), and still they have no chemistry, which works well in this film.  Michael Sheen is decent as the annoying, pretentious, slef-involved, antagonist, Paul.  Kudos to Marion Cotillard, who plays Adriana, and Gil’s soul-mate, Gabrielle, played by Lea Seydoux, who thankfully plays a character that remains alive and happy at the end (she has a tendency to play tragic characters).
Overall, it was a lovely film, and it will plant the desire to visit the city of love.

I give this Midnight in Paris 3 Eiffel Towers at sunset.

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