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Woody Allen never changes.The stories and actors are tweaked but the story is always about mixed and confused relationships and the pompotus of love with a heavy dose of neurosis,shaken AND stirred, for good measure.ALWAYS !!!Thats why I take 1 and 1/2 stars off,nothing new has been added to the formula.Owen Wilson becomes a young and far more "hip"Woody playing this films main character,Gil.There are a lot of other fine actors in this film but as in all Allen films,they and their roles are submissive to the "Allen"character.
Owen has played some funny roles in the past and is a easy sell for a Allen film.
I won't go into details about one of my top 10 films of all time,"Somewhere in time"other than to say its painfully obvious Allen"borrows"from it to round out the "Time Travel" aspects involved in this films fantasy.You can see that review on this blog.However this film is not about sci-fi or fantasy and used time travel only to expand the confusion of Gil's complicated love life and career brought about by the city of romance and heartbreak,Paris.Released in 2011 and running a just right 94 minutes,the movie may be a new spin on locations as Allen is leaving the safety and comfort of NYC in his old age,BUT otherwise,there is nothing new here.For Allen lovers and those who want a light,mixed up love story.Nothing more or less.Trailer URL follows the pix and a IMDB summary below.
Gil and Inez travel to Paris as a tag-along vacation on her parents' business trip. Gil is a successful Hollywood writer but is struggling on his first novel. He falls in love with the city and thinks they should move there after they get married, but Inez does not share his romantic notions of the city or the idea that the 1920s was the golden age. When Inez goes off dancing with her friends, Gil takes a walk at midnight and discovers what could be the ultimate source of inspiration for writing. Gil's daily walks at midnight in Paris could take him closer to the heart of the city but further from the woman he's about to marry. Written by napierslogs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atLg2wQQxvU
Owen has played some funny roles in the past and is a easy sell for a Allen film.
I won't go into details about one of my top 10 films of all time,"Somewhere in time"other than to say its painfully obvious Allen"borrows"from it to round out the "Time Travel" aspects involved in this films fantasy.You can see that review on this blog.However this film is not about sci-fi or fantasy and used time travel only to expand the confusion of Gil's complicated love life and career brought about by the city of romance and heartbreak,Paris.Released in 2011 and running a just right 94 minutes,the movie may be a new spin on locations as Allen is leaving the safety and comfort of NYC in his old age,BUT otherwise,there is nothing new here.For Allen lovers and those who want a light,mixed up love story.Nothing more or less.Trailer URL follows the pix and a IMDB summary below.
Gil and Inez travel to Paris as a tag-along vacation on her parents' business trip. Gil is a successful Hollywood writer but is struggling on his first novel. He falls in love with the city and thinks they should move there after they get married, but Inez does not share his romantic notions of the city or the idea that the 1920s was the golden age. When Inez goes off dancing with her friends, Gil takes a walk at midnight and discovers what could be the ultimate source of inspiration for writing. Gil's daily walks at midnight in Paris could take him closer to the heart of the city but further from the woman he's about to marry. Written by napierslogs
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