Released 6-10-11
PG-13 (1:34)
6/18/11 at El Con by myself (Saturday afternoon, packed theater)
RT: 92 cag: 98 (my highest rating in recent memory)
Director & Writer: Woody Allen
Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Kathy Bates & a series of great actors doing quick spots as famous writers and artists that lived in Paris in the 1920s and 1890s.
Owen Wilson was PERFECT in the role of Gil, a Hollywood screenwriter who wants to finish his first novel and be considered a serious writer. His fiancee, Inez (McAdams), is not enamored of the idea. She feels he should stick with the known. They are vacationing in Paris with Inez's parents, who are there on business. Neither Inez or her parents really care for Paris. Gil loves it.
When I went in to the movie I really didn't have a clue what it was going to be about. I loved that I didn't have a clue...it was so delightful finding out what was going to happen. I usually loved previews, but I'm SO glad I didn't see one for this! So if you haven't seen the movie, perhaps you might choose to not read on.
When the young couple meet up with another couple, one that Inez knows and likes and Gil doesn't care for,Gil's idyllic Paris vacation takes a nosedive. The pretentious, "pedantic" Paul drives Gil crazy. So he wanders off alone...and at the strike of midnight is claimed by a group of people driving a 1920's car. He is soon meeting Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Picasso, Dali, Cole Porter, and Gertrude Stein, played wonderfully by Kathy Bates. I just loved it!
There are many references to writers, artists, and playwrights of the 20's. I was happy to know who almost all of them were, but there was one guy I still need to look into.
Yearning for another time. Nostalgia. Learning to live your own life in your own time. Finally understanding your time, your life, you goals, what will bring you happiness. Good story.
No comments:
Post a Comment