, but I'm going to try and give his new film, Midnight in Paris a fair shot. To be honest, this is one of the best trailers Allen has ever put together, so maybe the old guy still has something left in the tank. I'll explain a bit after you check the trailer out below...My chief complaint with Woody Allen movies lately is that they all feel very old. Not just like they remind me his earlier works, but like somebody less skilled was trying to emulate an Allen film. Take a look at his last couple of movies, and one of the prevailing features is that they both focus on people standing around having the same old conversations Allen has been writing about for decades. None of the characters are real, nor do they actually do anything. But Midnight in Paris appears to be a little different. Owen Wilson, looking like he'll make for an oddly perfect stand-in for Allen himself, is a guy who doesn't just want to talk about Paris. He wants to explore it, and live it. I've always felt like Rachel McAdams had a touch of Diane Keaton in her, and it's even more clear now. I'm actually sorta looking forward to this. I even dig the picturesque poster.
Midnight in Paris features a typical all-star cast for an Allen production: Owen Wilson, Marion Cotillard, Rachel McAdams, Kathy Bates, Michael Sheen, Adrien Brody, Nina Arianda, Corey Stoll, Mimi Kennedy, Kurt Fullerby, Carla Bruni, and Léa Seydoux. The film will be opening at Cannes in early May, and then New York and Los Angeles on May 20th.
PLOT
A romantic comedy about a family traveling to the French capital for business. The party includes a young engaged couple forced to confront the illusion that a life different from their own is better.
