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Rating: 5/10 (23 January 2012)

I really don't get the hype with Woody Allen. I really do feel that it's a case of " The Emperors New Clothes" with his films. Actors and critics alike fall over backwards to praise his work yet i find it all very bland.
Midnight in Paris is an odd film about a writer who , while on vacation in Paris with his wife to be, finds a way to go back in time to meet famous artists , writers and musicians and he soon realises that this world is far better than the one he currently lives in.
As is any Woody Allen movie , Midnight in Paris is very dialogue orientated , and i have no problem with that but what i don't like is the pretentiousness of it. Allen presumes the audience is aware of the characters on show and their history and that everyone is in love with their work. It's not the case with me. Owen Wilson is irritating ( as usual) as is the totally unbelievable Rachel McAdams. You never get the feeling that these are a real couple.
This film is not terrible , just boring and that really is not a trait i want in a film