Midnight in Paris

[Haggis Killer]

I liked everything about this movie except Owen Wilson. That plus the completely obvious conclusion that his wife was going to have an affair with the nerd ball friend of hers. Wow, really? Yes, I saw that coming. I liked all the character bits, but Wilson just seemed so out of place. And, like Branagh and every other recent male lead in a Woody Allen film, they're simply playing Woody. All the male lead characters are written as first person Woody Allen dialog. He might as well still be writing stand up lines, because his male leads are all simply playing him. Wilson acted like him, too. I guess if you're being directed by Woody Allen, and he asks you to "make it more like me", you simply give him what he wants.

I will say, I was glad to see Wilson get a decent role, even if it was to play Woody Allen. Perhaps he'll get another part where he can play himself. Like always.