by John Thielking
9-2-2011
This movie could be subtitled H.G.Wells meets Groundhog Day, and it
appears to be Woody Allen's first time traveler sci-fi movie, though
the sci-fi part is burried under the typical Woddy Allen written and
directed (but not starred in or narrated) romantic comedy scenes.
Liberal Gil Pender (Owen Wilson) is a Los Angeles scriptwriter and
novelist who is vacationing in Paris with his fiancee Inez (Rachel
McAdams) and her rabid right wing parents John (Kurt Fuller) and
Wendy (Mimi Kennedy). One night in Paris, Gil gets drunk and wanders
off down the street back towards his hotel. At the stroke of
midnight, he gets picked up by a bunch of partygoers in their 1920's
era automobile and as he is transported back in time, his adventure
with authors and artists from the 1920's begins. Five stars.
