Much in the same way that he brought magic to life as a boy, Woody Allen continues to do it on the screen. This time with an all-star cast of A-listers almost as famous as the characters which they portray in this quaint story of a middle-aged writer looking for something more.Gil (Owen Wilson) finds himself in Paris with his wife Inez (Rachel McAdams) and her overly-critical parents who are on a business trip and decides that perhaps some of the Parisian lifestyle might do his writing a bit of good. Passing up a night of dancing with Inez and some friends, Gil takes a late-night stroll through the city.
After accepting a ride from some seemingly harmless socialites in a 1920 Peugeot Landaulet, Gil realizes that he is no longer in the same Paris. He finds himself transported back to the 1920s in the company of some of literature and art history's greatest personalities. Midnight after midnight Gil finds himself in the company of F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald (Tom Hiddleston, Alison Pill), Ernest Hemingway (Corey Stoll), Gertrude Stein (Kathy Bates), and Salvador Dali (Adrien Brody).
As the days pass, Gil's own life situations start to deteriorate and he finds himself caught between two worlds, two eras, two lives. His life in 2010 with his un-supportive wife and in-laws, and his newfound life in the roaring 20s which also happens to contain Adriana (Marion Cotillard).
Will Gil finally discover his own story or will his new "old" friends simply fade as quickly as they came? Woody Allen truly creates his own brand of magic in "Midnight in Paris"
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