C'est Si Bon

Rating: 9/10 (21 May 2019)

This movie gets better with each repeat viewing. Clever concept of romanticizing the past and finding happiness in the present. Owen Wilson is not prime leading man material, but he does an excellent job as the Woody Allen stand-in (You can picture Woody in the part fifty years ago). Even better is Rachel McAdams as the fiancee from Hell. She's simply hilarious constantly cutting down Gil (Wilson). Key to the success of all Woody Allen films is the casting, and here he nails every last one, including the amusing celebrity lookalikes. The young Picasso is particularly on target, as is Adrien Brody as Dali. The gag about Luis Bunuel's "The Exterminating Angel" is a sublime "in" joke. Great location photography of beautiful Paris. Still can't figure out how they filmed Versailles without the mobs of tourists who swarm the place daily. Definitely one of Woody Allen's best efforts.