Woody Allen for the past few years, well for more than the past few years, reminds of of the star athlete who has hung around a bit past their prime, sure playing well at times, but a shadow of their former glory. However, we continue to watch and follow that athlete hoping that they can still provide us with a glimpse of that former greatness. Every now and then they do just that, whether it is a slugger hitting that big home run in the clutch, of the old pitcher pitching that shutout when we last expect it. While Woody Allen has made some good movies in the past 20 years, too many were rather pedestrian. Such is not the case with his latest film, Midnight in Paris, which is a truly great film and my favorite of 2011.
The video on Midnight in Paris is warm and rich, with the entire film bathed in gold, yellow and brown tones, although a bit on the soft side, as is the case with most Woody Allen films and is simply gorgeous. The audio features a simple 3 channel design with no subwoofer and no surrounds, but captures the dialogue beautifully and presents the musical score with just the right amount of finesse, sounding very intimate. As I guess you can tell, I just love this film and couldn’t recommend it any more highly.
