Woody Allen's "Midnight In Paris" is His Best in Years

splicetoday.com — Midnight in Paris is Woody Allen’s 11th film in as many years, a remarkable fact given his age and already stacked/clogged filmography. Allen’s ceaseless productivity is despised by most film critics and cineastes who wish he would’ve called it quits at Manhattan, but to me there’s nothing more admirable than sticking to your artistic guns even after everyone in town has dismissed you as a hack or a perv. Allen’s Spartan work ethic is inspiring for young filmmakers, far more so than say Terrence Malick or Quentin Tarantino, content to refry Grindhouse beans and party, party, party. Allen’s later period work doesn’t have the revelations of his best 15 years, but they’re all quality made films that carry the torch of a dying breed: films with heart. Jun 18, 2011 View in Crawl 4