How Did I Miss This?

I recently watched  Midnight in Paris for the first time, and I'm wondering how we had managed to avoid each other for so long. We are the soul mates that ride the same train to work every day, oblivious that the other exists, until the magical moment that we find one another. Wipe the tears, roll the credits. 

I absolutely love a good period drama. I can't get enough of them. But I'm also a sucker for a good old Rom-Com. This movie wonderfully combined them both, keeping me entertained the entire way through. Owen Wilson is charming as always, while Rachel McAdams is reminiscent of her Regina George role, playing a somewhat snotty character (though her fiance is roaming Paris alone at night, that might make any woman a little tense.) My favorite part of it all is the significance put upon classic writers and painters, bringing them back into the limelight. More well known names like Picasso and Hemingway are sure to be recognized right off the bat, but there are also some really great characters and references that may turn up a few head scratches, and a quick google search to fully appreciate, such as Zelda Fitzgerald, or Owen Wilson's exchange with Luis Buñuel referencing his film The Exterminating Angel.

All in all it was a wonderfully made movie, set to a fantastic score, that I would absolutely recommend. Two thumbs up.


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