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• Everett J

  
  Conversational movies can often be either really good or tedious and boring. "2 Days in Paris" falls smack dab in the middle. The characters are interesting, and the situations are humorous, but half way through you just lose interest. My wife stopped carry after about an… More
  Conversational movies can often be either really good or tedious and boring. "2 Days in Paris" falls smack dab in the middle. The characters are interesting, and the situations are humorous, but half way through you just lose interest. My wife stopped carry after about an hour. The movie revolves around Marion(Julie Delpy) and her boyfriend Jack(Adam Goldberg) as they spend 2 days in Paris with her family and friends before heading home to New York. Over the 2 days they learn things about each other they didn't know, and their relationship is tested in ways they never thought imaginable. All the while having deep conversations about politics, racism, sex, and other topics that goes borderline pretentious. It runs at 100 minutes, which is probably 20 minutes too long. It's okay for a watch if you are into these types of movies. But if you need something more to keep your interest, then pass on this.

• Anthony L

  
  Julie Delpy isn't just a pretty face. As well as being a good actress she is also a good director. She's obviously a big Woody Allen fans as well but to give her some credit this is much better than a lot of his recent offerings. She's also a fan of film in general, a… More
  Julie Delpy isn't just a pretty face. As well as being a good actress she is also a good director. She's obviously a big Woody Allen fans as well but to give her some credit this is much better than a lot of his recent offerings. She's also a fan of film in general, a few of her obvious favourites feature or are spoken of in this film. Her best quality as far as I can see in this film though is her generosity, I'm pretty much in the middle as far as my enjoyment of this film goes, some parts I hated and some parts I loved but all the good parts she gave to others and for that, I applaud her. Adam Goldberg was good too, it's a shame to see he isn't in the sequel but then I only watched this film because I'd heard so much about 2 Days in New York so I'll just have to wait and see.

• Lorenzo v

  
  <i>"This isn't Paris. This is hell."</i> Marion and Jack try to rekindle their relationship with a visit to Paris, home of Marion's parents -- and several of her ex-boyfriends. <center><font size=+2 face="Century… More
  <i>"This isn't Paris. This is hell."</i> Marion and Jack try to rekindle their relationship with a visit to Paris, home of Marion's parents -- and several of her ex-boyfriends. <center><font size=+2 face="Century Schoolbook"><b><u>REVIEW</u></b></font></center> Impossible to watch without entertaining the ghost of Richard Linklater (Before Sunrise/Before Sunset). Indeed Delpy clearly has the aesthetic, subject material and script content in her own mind as well. It is a great testament to her that this is an idiosyncratic, coherent and self- contained rom-com in the metropolitan tradition of Annie Hall. It helps that she persuaded Adam Goldberg to play her lover. He's a fine actor (look no further than Linklater's own Dazed and Confused, no less) but here he's careful not to overplay the Jewish weltschmerz. He's attentive to the chief protagonist being the relationship that the two principals have and not each of them individually. Delpy also does a fine job given that she's clearly shuttling between different ends of the camera - not too 'kooky'. The ensemble cast is well taken without reserve, all creating striking but not overpowering characters along the way. The film is shot largely hand-held and jumps through the episodes with an energy that goes with the purported watershed age of Jack and Marion (they're meant to be 35). I liked it very much.

• paul o

  
  A cute film that brings out the quirkiness of Julie Delpy.

• Universal D

  
  He' s from New York and extremely neurotic and temperamental. She's from Paris and a bit of a free spirit. Sound familiar? Fans of Annie Hall will immeadiately recognise where the blueprint for the couple came from, only here they're attempting to negogiate, in… More
  He' s from New York and extremely neurotic and temperamental. She's from Paris and a bit of a free spirit. Sound familiar? Fans of Annie Hall will immeadiately recognise where the blueprint for the couple came from, only here they're attempting to negogiate, in essence, a peace accord between two great world cities. Not a bad cribbing after the credits roll.

• Carlos M

  
  A delightful, very funny look into an eccentric couple's relationship, proving that Delpy can be as good a filmmaker as she is an actress. My only complaint regards her unnecessary narration at the end, instead of the actual dialogue.

• Jennifer X

  
  Woody Amelie. It's just like Before Sunrise but funnier, nastier, and more sexual.

• Dean M

  
  Quite fine comedy-drama in the relationship of a New York based couple on their romance by taking a vacation in Europe, then to Paris. Julie Deply proves herself a talented filmmaker.

• Curtis L

  
  Smart movie about relationships vs. cultural differences. At first you hate the characters, but by the end you kinda feel like you are them.

• Drew S

  
  Pound for pound, this is the funniest movie of the year. Forget Superbad, Knocked Up and Juno - Julie Delpy's clever and surprisingly raunchy script will have you laughing until your cheeks hurt. This is like a horny, bawdy, awesome version of Richard Linklater's… More
  Pound for pound, this is the funniest movie of the year. Forget Superbad, Knocked Up and Juno - Julie Delpy's clever and surprisingly raunchy script will have you laughing until your cheeks hurt. This is like a horny, bawdy, awesome version of Richard Linklater's "Before..." films. Some people are a little alienated by the characters, which I could see happening, but it really depends on the type of person you are. They are abrasive personalities, but also charming, literate, hilarious ones. You get the feeling that they haven't done all of their growing up yet, and to contradict a suggestion that Delpy's character Marion proposes in the movie, that probably attracts them to each other more than their immune systems. Still, it alarms me that people could dote on Seth Rogen in Knocked Up and then turn around and call Adam Goldberg an emotionally retarded man-child or whatever. People only liked Seth Rogen in that movie because he was fat and dumb. GO AMERICA #1. Anyway, the ascension of Julie Delpy as an incredible directorial talent is really exciting. Before Sunset already confirmed her writing abilities, and although she is an actress of somewhat limited range she plays her parts very convincingly. She even composed for this movie! Delpy's a true Renaissance woman of the cinema. I can't wait for her next movie, an interpretation of the Blood Countess Elizabeth Bathory. Dark period drama? oooooh.

• Nicki M

  
  I really enjoyed this movie. It was nice story about the difficulties and insecurities of being in a relationship that I'm sure a lot of people would relate to, and you could also have a laugh over some of the situations and Marion's nightmare parents! Well acted and… More
  I really enjoyed this movie. It was nice story about the difficulties and insecurities of being in a relationship that I'm sure a lot of people would relate to, and you could also have a laugh over some of the situations and Marion's nightmare parents! Well acted and didn't drag along at all as some movies of it's type can.

• William D

  
  [size=3]There's a movement afoot. Women all around the world are finally starting to make films. It's about time! I think it's a fantastic step forward for the art form, perhaps the only step forward the decade of the 2000s has seen. [/size]… More
  [size=3]There's a movement afoot. Women all around the world are finally starting to make films. It's about time! I think it's a fantastic step forward for the art form, perhaps the only step forward the decade of the 2000s has seen. [/size] [img]http://www.votivkino.at/fotos/1724zt1.jpg[/img] [size=3][b]Julie Delpy[/b] now joins the list of female filmmakers, as she wrote, directed, and stars in "Two Days in Paris." [/size][size=3]I'm very happy that another woman has picked up a movie camera, but I found Delpy's film mediocre and highly derivative. [/size] [size=3][/size] [size=3]To me it played like an imitation of a 1970s Woody Allen film, and not a particularly good imitation. [/size][size=3]The male lead, [b]Adam Goldberg[/b], is the major weakness. He walks around Paris like the Jewish fish-out-of-water that Allen perfected in the 70s. [/size] [size=3]There are uproarious scenes in "Annie Hall" when Allen's ultra-New York character goes to Los Angeles. Watching him navigate through the smooth waters of Malibu was comic gold. [/size][size=3]Delpy takes that same character and sends him to Paris. Occasionally it's funny, but mostly the jokes fall flat. [/size] [size=3]Goldberg never felt to me like he was playing a real person. It felt like a cold reading in an acting class, with Goldberg asked to read the unfunny jokes from the "Annie Hall" script that Woody Allen left on the cutting room floor. Allen knew those jokes didn't work; Delpy doesn't realize it.[/size] [size=3]One especially unfunny scene takes place in a fast food joint. Goldberg, who doesn't speak a word of French, is trying to order a burger. Not knowing the French words, he starts making cow sounds. "Moo!" I was flabbergasted that Delpy found this funny. One minute later, while Goldberg is biting into his burger, a young man speaking English asks if he can join him. He proceeds to tell Goldberg that he's a fairy. Not a gay man -- a literal fairy. This is never explained. It's another moment where the film seems not to know what on Earth it's doing.[/size] [size=3]The funniest bits by far were with Delpy's Parisian parents. The banter in French was at times absolutely hilarious. Unfortunately the parents are only in a few scenes.[/size] [size=3]The overriding theme is infidelity. Goidberg and Delpy have been a couple only for about two years, and this is their first trip to Paris. (Delpy grew up there.) While they're walking around the city and going to a few parties, they bump into several of Delpy's former boyfriends, who are rather flirty. This causes Goldberg to get suspicious. This eventually causes a reckoning between the characters at the end of the film. [/size] [size=3]Delpy tries to wax philosophical on the issue with her own voice-over at the tail end of the film (reminiscent of the final sequence in "Annie Hall"), but she doesn't produce any conclusions that have any revelatory power.[/size]

• Walter M

  
  [font=Century Gothic]"2 Days in Paris" is not the long-awaited for sequel to "2 Days in the Valley." Rather, it is about a couple, Jack(Adam Goldberg), an interior designer, and Marion, a half-blind photographer. They stop off in Paris on the way back from Venice… More
  [font=Century Gothic]"2 Days in Paris" is not the long-awaited for sequel to "2 Days in the Valley." Rather, it is about a couple, Jack(Adam Goldberg), an interior designer, and Marion, a half-blind photographer. They stop off in Paris on the way back from Venice to visit Marion's parents(Marie Pillet & Albert Delpy), where Marion maintains an apartment one flight up from them. While waiting for a taxi, Jack provides a great service to humanity but Marion is shocked to discover her cat has doubled in size in the past two weeks...[/font] [font=Century Gothic][/font] [font=Century Gothic]Written and directed by Julie Delpy, "2 Days in Paris" is a witty and perceptive movie about romance and the modern world. Marion makes a great statement about how taking photographs makes a person an observer, rather than a participant. And as an observer, especially with the movies Jack watches, he is never fully knowledgeable about the world around him, or about Marion, for that matter.(This despite their being together for two years and are at the criticial juncture of his meeting her parents for the first time.) Therefore, Jack imagines terrorists and Marion's infidelities everywhere.[/font] [font=Century Gothic][/font] [font=Century Gothic][/font] [font=Century Gothic]On that note, I am going on vacation myself and will return to these pages on September 9.[/font]

• Chihoe H

  
  Penned and directed by Julie Delpy, "2 Days in Paris" is quite similar to "Before Sunrise" with its commentary on relationships and social affairs, but presented in a more humourous and meaner light. It introduces eccentric characters, tours the communal sights of… More
  Penned and directed by Julie Delpy, "2 Days in Paris" is quite similar to "Before Sunrise" with its commentary on relationships and social affairs, but presented in a more humourous and meaner light. It introduces eccentric characters, tours the communal sights of Paris, and pokes fun at American and French culture clashes, while allowing a balance of ease and unease between the couple as their likeness and differences in views take centre stage.

• Nicolas K

  
  Most actors are afraid of repeating themselves in the fear of becoming a stereotype they might be unable to shake off. Deply however seems unphased, having appeared in a number of these small budget films about a snapshot in the lives of a couple, showing us the romance, the humour… More
  Most actors are afraid of repeating themselves in the fear of becoming a stereotype they might be unable to shake off. Deply however seems unphased, having appeared in a number of these small budget films about a snapshot in the lives of a couple, showing us the romance, the humour and the troubles in equal measures. 2 days in Paris is one of her first attempts in directing and manages to emulate the essence of the Before Sunrise/Sunset films that are so dear to my heart.

• Joey N

  
  I liked this less and less as it went along too. I got a few genuine chuckles out of it, and Julie Deply delivers her typically thought-provoking monologs on love. Between this and the Before Sunrise/Sunset films, I feel like I know her. She writes in a very personable fashion.… More
  I liked this less and less as it went along too. I got a few genuine chuckles out of it, and Julie Deply delivers her typically thought-provoking monologs on love. Between this and the Before Sunrise/Sunset films, I feel like I know her. She writes in a very personable fashion. Adam Goldberg is less annoying than usual.

• Marion R

  
  I just didn't care for it. I was sorta funny in parts, but I never felt involved in their story. I was happy to see Daniel Bruhl, I had no idea that he was in the film.

• Ina S

  
  Absolutely hilarious.

• Sunil J

  
  There are some parts that were a bit rough but I did realy enjoy this movie and was surprised.

• Laurence C

  
  It's all about trust. Delpy's camera captures the city of love in ways that very few have done before-- there's no powder blown at our eyes here, not even in a single shot. There's more time spent in cramped apartments, smoky cafés, and trendy art galleries than… More
  It's all about trust. Delpy's camera captures the city of love in ways that very few have done before-- there's no powder blown at our eyes here, not even in a single shot. There's more time spent in cramped apartments, smoky cafés, and trendy art galleries than on the city's shimmering streets. 2 Days in Paris is not a textbook on the American and French people's differences, it's an honest portrayal of love, to put it plainly, one that explores the heartbreak of serial monogamy and the aching curse of the not-forever. There's so much rawness here in the offbeat pace and in the stuffy dialogue; an incredibly strong understanding of today's relationships and the sacrifices that they require. Fortunately, the performers, including Delpy herself and even her parents, all inhabit their characters with great flair, with a special mention to Goldberg, who is alternately the voice of the audience (that what-the-fuck-am-I-doing-here voice) and an impossibly infuriating complainer. So, most definitely, it's not a self-centered vanity project. And it's funny. Very funny. (In short, Delpy has hand-crafted an excellent Woody Allen film.)

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