Quentin Tarantino disapproves of Owen Wilson, yet considers one of his movies a modern classic

Quentin Tarantino has openly stated that he "cannot stand" Owen Wilson. Despite this, the acclaimed filmmaker included Midnight in Paris, starring Wilson, among his top ten favorite films of the 21st century.

During a recent appearance on The Bret Easton Ellis Podcast, Tarantino was candid about his feelings toward the Wedding Crashers actor. "I really can't stand Owen Wilson," he said. "I mean, I just can't stand him."

Yet, when discussing Woody Allens Midnight in Paris, Tarantino revealed a change of perspective. "The first time I watched the movie, I was loving it and hating him," he admitted. "By the second viewing, I thought, 'Okay, dont be so harsh. Hes not that bad.' And by the third time, I found myself actually paying attention to him."

Wilson's performance in the film received widespread acclaim, earning him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical and a Screen Actors Guild nomination for Best Ensemble.

Tarantino also commented on Woody Allen's prolific filmmaking. "How does Woody Allen manage to write and release almost a movie every year? If you examine his work closely, you can see his method. Hes essentially turning short stories into feature films," he explained. Tarantino suggested that Allen prioritizes output over refinement: "He usually shoots first drafts. If he spent a year perfecting them, we might see different films, but he prefers to move quickly from one project to the next."

Despite this, Tarantino believes Midnight in Paris stands out as a more polished and thoughtfully executed film. "It seems like this one might have gone through a third draft," he said. "It was fully baked."

He also praised the film's creative depiction of early-20th-century artists, noting how Wilson's characters time-travel interactions with surrealists were particularly entertaining. "The surrealists were really funny," Tarantino remarked. "He tries to explain time travel to them, and theyre the only ones who completely understand it. Well, of course, they dotheyre surrealists!"

Author: Ethan Caldwell