Paris Je T'aime

Two days ago, I watched Paris Je T'aime, streamed on Netflix. I was a little wary about this film, because Leah told me she really disliked it strongly, which was surprising to me because it's gotten fairly good reviews.

The theme is short films, no longer than 5 minutes long, which are all set in Paris. The directors and actors are all different, but I'd heard of a lot of them, such as the Coen Brothers, Alexander Payne, Tom Tykwer, and Wes Craven.

I definitely liked the film overall--I'd expected weirder stuff, since weirdness and creepiness seems more prevalent in the short film format. However, I'd say most of the shorts were either sweet or bittersweet, or even full-on corny. (In the case of Wes Craven's short, I basically cringed at the cheesy plot.) The ones that I especially liked were Tom Tykwer's, Alexander Paynes, and one by a director I didn't know about two African immigrants. I also liked one of the later skits about an aging American husband and wife who are finally getting a divorce, but clearly still love each other very much.

I lost track of time when I was watching, which is definitely a sign that I'm enjoying a film.