A whimsical romantic comedy that captures the viewers attention.

Rating: 8/10 (1 October 2013)

The film Midnight In Paris, Directed by Woody Allen, is a whimsical romantic comedy that captures the viewers attention. In the beginning, Woody Allen shows the characters Inez (Rachel McAdams) and Gil (Owen Wilson) to be madly in love. Because Gil is as in love with Paris as he is with Inez, they visit with Inez's parents. Oddly enough, Inez runs into a friend from college who doesn't ring Gil's bell. Gil tries to avoid him throughout the whole movie and ends up wandering the streets of Paris. Allen creatively transforms current day Paris into Paris in the 1920's without showing how time was turned. There are a few underlying themes in the movie. Between Gil and his fiancé there is a mistrust in the relationship. Inez doesn't trust Gil because he thinks about giving up on his career and Gil doesn't trust Inez because of the guy she reconnects with from college. Also, there is strong theme of nostalgia. Gil believes that he belongs in the 1920's, while his fiancé just wants him to snap out of it, causing more trouble in their relationship. I thought it was clever to intertwine something that Gil is so passionate about into ruining the "love." When picking the cast for this film, Woody Allen sold the part of Inez to Rachel McAdams by telling her, "You don't want to go through life playing these beautiful girls. You want to play some bitchy parts, it's more interesting for you." Allen and Owen Wilson have such great chemistry together that it made the movie very easy to film. The only reason that Woody Allen made this movie was because he likes to make movies. He enjoys making films and claims that it only helps that other people like them. The way that movie came together from the beginning to the end was very interesting to me. Allen does a fantastic job of capturing the beauty of Paris throughout the film. Every step of the way there is something beautiful on the screen, whether it's Paris itself, a woman, or a couple. I loved every camera shot and how the cinematographer caught the essence of "real life" in a great portion of the film.