2012 films

Moneyball was pretty fantastic and did an amazing job of taking what COULD be the most boring subject (stats)  and crafting a compelling story that it was easy to get invested in. Highly recommended.

Midnight in Paris. I’d heard a lot of great things about this movie, which I would call solidly good. I’m not a huge Allen fan, as every single protag seems to always be him, but Owen Wilson made what could have been a ticky and annoying character mostly charming and affable. Rachel McAdams plays a perfect asshole. Perfect. The supporting cast did what it needed to do to support, but the bottom line is this movie is a love letter to Paris. I’m okay with that. It put me in mind of The Paris Wife (for obvious reasons) though I preferred that book to this film. If you’ve ever been to Paris, or ever wanted to go, you’ll probably enjoy this film.