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Midnight in Paris
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Metascore
81 out of 100

Universal acclaim - based on 40 Critics What's this?

User Score
7.7 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 236 Ratings

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  • Summary: This is a romantic comedy set in Paris about a family that goes there because of business, and two young people who are engaged to be married in the fall have experiences there that change their lives. It's about a young man's great love for a city, Paris and the illusion people have that a life different from theirs would be much better. (Sony Classic Pictures)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 40 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 40
  3. Negative: 0 out of 40
  1. New York Observer
    Reviewed by: Rex Reed
    May 17, 2011
    100
    In a film so ripe with temptations for posturing, exaggeration and satirical overacting, nobody is anything less than natural, unpretentious and funny as hell.
  2. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Mick LaSalle
    May 27, 2011
    100
    A movie that's loving and wistful and often hysterically funny.
  3. Tampa Bay Times
    Reviewed by: Steve Persall
    Jun 8, 2011
    100
    Allen eventually gets to the heart of this matter: the allure and danger of nostalgia.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 66 out of 80
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 80
  3. Negative: 5 out of 80
  1. grandpajoe6191
    8
    I'm ashamed of myself that I never watched a single Woody Allen movie until now. "Midnight in Paris" is just simply dazzling. The script is smart and provokes intriguing ideas, Owen Wilson is a crappy actor, but not in this movie; Woody Allen pulls out his usefulness and makes him act in his superior form. This is a film any moviegoer or book lover can enjoy altogether.… Expand
    • 3 of 3 users said yes
  2. Bhawk
    5
    Although I WANTED to like this, and I agree with others that the long list of expatriate artists that are "visited" were intriguing, the script just felt so forced and high-fallootin' in an effort to be "intellectual" that I never fell for the spell Allen wanted me to go under. Allen also uses Olsen Wilson as his surrogate "puppet", seemingly forcing him to use Allen's own rhythms, phrasings, and speech patterns throughout his entire performance. Although I enjoyed the nicely detailed art direction and Marion Cotillard is always interesting, overall, the film is flat, redundant, and surprisingly, only sporadically "funny". Not worthy of the early Oscar buzz that it was once receiving which has now (rightfully) waned.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. JaeBow
    1
    I watched this movie because it was supposed to be one of the best of the year. What a disappointment. I have seen much better writing and acting in independent student productions. Other than proving that Paris is a beautiful city, I really think that this movie was rather pointless.… Expand
    • 1 of 2 users said yes

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