Midnight in Paris (2011 PG 13)

   The movie stars Owen Wilson (The Royal Tennenbaums, Armageddon), Rachel McAdams (Red Eye, Mean Girls), Michael Sheen (Frost/Nixon, Music Within), Adrien Brody (Splice, The Village), Kathy Bates (Misery, Rumor Has It), and Kurt Fuller ( Angels in the Infield, Miracle Mile).
   The plot is while Wilson is in Paris he time travels back to 1920's Paris.  He splits his time between the present and past.
   First off the first 3 to 5 minutes of the movie is quiet possibly the worst start of a movie I have seen for a while.  The movie is directed by Woody Allen.  My message to Mr Allen would be if you have worked with an editor for a while you should fire him or her or take away any decission making authority that person has.  There were no credits or anything of value at all. 
   The other problem I had with the moive is the charctersz in the present day.  The know it all with the beard not only made me want to walk out of the theater it also made me want to poke my eyes out and my ears out also.  He was that annoying.  I say that knowing it is not a good thing to even slightly come across of making fun of people who cant see or hear.  McAdams character, and her mom and dad in the movie, are only slightly better.  I thought the degree of meaness of those characters was appaling.  Now I know why I dont go and see that many Allen films.  I rate the modern scenes as a D (they got a little better towards the end).
  Now for the good part of the film.  Im not a big Wilson.  He was great in this movie.  Let me restate.  He was really great.  I thought he carried the film very well.  He was good in the current scenes and he was good in the 20's time frame.   I thought the historical figures were great.  I wish the film was set all in the 20's. 
   The only problem there may be with the 20's scene is it may take a lot of Suspension of Disbelief.  It may be a little too much to take that Wilsons character would meet that many famous people.  Some people may not be able to get over the disblief. 
   Im rating the time in the 20's as a B+.  Im rating the over all movie as a B-.  For me its worth going to see even having to suffer through the times in current Paris.