JUMP CUT!: Picasso, Dali, Hemingway and Woody Allen

Woody Allen gives us a funny but thought-provoking film on Paris, art and appreciating our time


Hello fellow movie buffs! This is my first instalment of "Jump Cut!" Sometimes, I won't be able to write full-length and in-depth reviews, so I will post shorter more "to-the-point" blogs to give you more reading material more often! Yes! So here's my "Jump Cut!" on Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris. Enjoy!

I have never hated a character in any film as much as I hated Inez, played by Rachel McAdams, but never have I loved the idea of time-travel as much as I did in Midnight in Paris.

The film is a funny, but tastefully enlightening story about a Hollywood script-writer (Owen Wilson as Gil) struggling to finish his novel while visiting Paris with his fiancee's family. The couple share completely different beliefs and passions which ultimately leads to Gil's confusion surrounding not only their engagement but himself as a person.

Wilson gives a solid performance and really gets you excited about meeting the incredibly influential artists of the roaring twenties. The story is the perfect balance of exemplifying a beautiful city, the secrets of becoming an artist and the belief that people could lead better lives in other places.

Woody Allen's, Midnight in Paris takes you on a life quest; an artistic journey through time and brings you back to the present with a little more appreciation for life and maybe, even art and of Paris.

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Midnight in Paris - Official Trailer [HD]