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Another reviewer said that Owen's performance was weak . .

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In Reply to: RE: "Midnight in Paris:" best Woody in years! Owen Wilson posted by tinear on June 22, 2011 at 09:03:04

and that Woody could have well filled in himself. Well, I saw that as the point of Owen's performance...he WAS Woody himself! I just saw so much of Woody's mannerisms and quirks in Owen. It's as if Woody sat back and said "How would I do this scene?" and then directed Owen to do the same.

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Allen always does this with his actors, male & female... - musetap 12:48:40 06/22/11 (0)
the quirks,ticks, timing and uh,... pauses... based on HIS performances from decades past seem to inflict far too many of the actors in his recent (past 15 years) films.

It gets to be a drag and just seems another manifestation of his completely self absorbed and damaged personality.

" Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination." -Michael McClure
Looked to me like Owen Wilson was doing a pretty good Owen Wilson - Analog Scott 12:19:39 06/22/11 (0)
I can see the parrallels with Woody Allen but still this was a pretty typical Owen Wilson performance. When it fits it's charming and when it doesn't it's anoying. I think it mostly fit. But it was vintage Owen Wilson
I saw an overt "Woody-ism" only once. I think Owen is a lot like Woody, - tinear 11:46:28 06/22/11 (0)
naturally. I thought his performance was a strong point in the film-- and I'm no fan of much of Owen's work. He takes the "aw-shucks" stuff too far for me.

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