In short, this movie is everything I expected and more (incidentally, I apologise to the universe for not getting around to watching it sooner). Sure, the “more” is sometimes a little unnecessary – I really think the movie would work better at 90 minutes than 2 hours, and I can think of specific arrondissements that could be taken out (the Bob Hoskins one springs most immediately to mind, and the Alfonso Cuarón one is surprisingly forgettable too) ... then, you wouldn’t get the sense of completeness the movie has. For the very few times my attention slipped, though, there is an abundance of wonder that will take many more viewings to take in – just as the city itself requires more than one visit. The Tom Tykwer and Coen Brothers segments are really worth watching it for alone – but the biggest surprise is saved for the end, in the shockingly beautiful vignette by Alexander Payne, whose work has never really previously grabbed me as much as it has others. I’ll have a lot more to say about this movie in the future.

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