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Agreed. I think Owen Wilson is a somewhat one-note actor, but it's the perfect note for this role. He comes off as goofy and sincere, very likable. So I'd say his limits as an actor actually serve him in this situation, because he's playing the Owen Wilson character rather than trying to play the Woody Allen character which brings a refreshing turn to the Woody Allen character. Juliet Taylor has been Woody's casting director for 30 years (actually, she's everybody's casting director) and she nailed it here.
I also think it's been refreshing for Woody to get out of New York.
Agree on all counts. We loved this movie, and Wilson is the right amount of naive, dopey, and child-like to pull it off perfectly.
The supporting cast was amazing. I don't like Woody Allen (mainly for his personal transgressions) but this movie was wonderful in so many ways. We will see it again, and likely will buy the DVD. I rarely say that, but it was than fun and wonderfully set in Paris. The time-machine aspect was likewise wonderful. I'm not surprised at all by it's success.
OTOH, if you want to see another "French" movie, "Porcupine" is quite wonderful, but totally different. Highly recommended...