Paris, je t'Aime consists of 18 different stories, by 18 different directors and with an enormous amount of actors. That is why it's impossible to give an opinion about the movie as a whole.
For me personally, there were some beautiful and memorable stories, but if you consider the big names involved, to me there were too many flawed stories, that just didn't impress. The most famous directors (in America) are probably the Coen brothers and maybe Gus van Sand. I suppose the style of the brothers is something you love or hate. I hate it. I haven't seen a lot of their work, but enough to understand that Tuileries is typical. So, if you like their style, you'll love this. The only thing good to me were the hilarious expressions of Buscemi, who plays an American tourist.
My favorite story would probably be Bastille, a touching story about a man who falls in love again with his dying wife. It is filmed in a typically french way, with a voice-over, which makes it even more sad.
Looking at it generally, there were many bad ones( Tour Eiffel, Porte de Choisy), some good ones (Pigalle, Bastille) but mostly okay ones; not bad, but not memorable. If you only have five minutes to tell a story, it has to leave an impression, and not so many did that.
I have to say there was some talent present, both actors and directors. This movie makes you want to see Paris, and some stories do make you feel good because of the love.
One last thing that bothered me; for a french movie set in Paris, there sure were a lot of Americans... Paris je t'aime is a movie worth seeing, if only to discover how opinions can differ.
For me personally, there were some beautiful and memorable stories, but if you consider the big names involved, to me there were too many flawed stories, that just didn't impress. The most famous directors (in America) are probably the Coen brothers and maybe Gus van Sand. I suppose the style of the brothers is something you love or hate. I hate it. I haven't seen a lot of their work, but enough to understand that Tuileries is typical. So, if you like their style, you'll love this. The only thing good to me were the hilarious expressions of Buscemi, who plays an American tourist.
My favorite story would probably be Bastille, a touching story about a man who falls in love again with his dying wife. It is filmed in a typically french way, with a voice-over, which makes it even more sad.
Looking at it generally, there were many bad ones( Tour Eiffel, Porte de Choisy), some good ones (Pigalle, Bastille) but mostly okay ones; not bad, but not memorable. If you only have five minutes to tell a story, it has to leave an impression, and not so many did that.
I have to say there was some talent present, both actors and directors. This movie makes you want to see Paris, and some stories do make you feel good because of the love.
One last thing that bothered me; for a french movie set in Paris, there sure were a lot of Americans... Paris je t'aime is a movie worth seeing, if only to discover how opinions can differ.