Woody Allen doing Back to the Future in Paris? As bizarre a concept it may be, time travel is a surprisingly perfect fit for the romantic director, who whisks present day screenwriter Gil (Owen Wilson) off to the French capital of the 1920s, where he meets a host of artists, such as Salvador Dalì and F. Scott Fitzgerald, who help him overcome writer’s block. Wilson is at his most loveable as he channels Allen’s stuttering train of thought, while Paris has never been so lovingly shot since Before Sunset. However, it’s the tender illustration of the virtues of nostalgia that truly elevates the film above most of Woody’s recent, forgettable work.
4/5
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