A family, including a young couple, travels to Paris, France for business and have their lives transformed.
| Genres: | Comedy and Romance | ||||
| Release Date: | May 20th, 2011 (NY/LA) | ||||
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Sony Pictures Classics
Outside of the 2008 title "Vicky Cristina Barcelona", Woody Allen had not made a film of any real value in over a decade.
Allen finally gets it one right, with this brilliant fantasy versus reality contribution. More than just a conversational comedy, this movie is a delightfully sprinkled fantasy, which is rooted in an ever evolving reality of ugliness. This masterpiece has a certain Twilight Zone flair, as it saws back and forth from midnight into the following day. All along pushing you in the back into the past as if you were in a child's swing on a playground.
The discovery of the past legends of the arts and literature. I found myself wondering where Allen was driving us to each following night. All made so much brighter by night time view of Parisian architecture The French capital of the arts, may be the most beautiful large city in all of Europe and possibly the world. It is at minimum, certainly the most romantic to even to the coldest heart, and one who lives through a blurred squinted view.
Though I am not an Owen Wilson fan, 'Midnight" is an obtuse and sophisticated counter film to the rather ordinary "Night at the Museum"
All the entertainment in :Midnight" is of the mind, without all the unnecessary special affects and site gags that ruin any attempt to give anyone depth in celluloid these days. This rich journey is filled with depth, width, richness and beauty.
I was rather disappointed that this movie lasted only 94 minutes. I thought the merry go round had a few more bars of music and a couple more trips around the carousel. While it lasted it certainly made me smile and enjoy the ride.
I would suggest you wait for it to come to pay per view, so you can watch it twice over the 24 hour rental period.
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