Shia LaBeouf, Bradley Cooper, Natalie Portman

An anthology film joining several love stories set in one of the most loved cities of the world, New York.

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R, 1 hr. 43 min.

Directed by: Jiang Wen, Mira Nair, Shunji Iwai, Yvan Attal, Brett Ratner, Allen Hughes, Shekhar Kapur

Release Date: October 16, 2009

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  • October 31, 2009
    "New York, I Love You" is the second of five anthologies in a project produced by Emmanuel Benbihy. Using big name actors and prolific directors from across the world, these globe-trotting experiments serve as love-letters to their settings. Each short is about some form of love...( read more), whether it be maternal, sexual, and so forth. The first effort was "Paris, Je T'aime", and Rio, Jerusalem, and Shangai are the proposed final installments. Like any omnibus film, however, the lesser installments stick out like a sore thumb.

    Each short film is completed with the following expectations: they will be shot in two days, edited within a week, and run eight minutes in length. This effort boasts an impressive cast (everyone from Shia LaBeouf to Julie Christie), and has contributions from world-renowned directors like Mira Nair ("Monsoon Wedding", "Amelia") and Fatih Akin ("Head-On", "The Edge of Heaven").

    It's interesting then, having utilized such a diverse field of talent, that the film is so homogenized. Each effort portrays New York as overwhelmingly white, young, middle class and heterosexual. Each involves a chance encounter and a twist ending. I've never been to New York, but having seen films by the likes of Woody Allen and Martin Scorsese, this film felt like another planet entirely.

    There are a few that work quite well. Yvan Attal's short, starring Ethan Hawke, Maggie Q, Chris Cooper, and Robin Wright Penn is sharply written and beautifully performed. Allen Hughes' is a stylish look into the day after a one night stand. Joshua Marston's short, about a couple that has been married for 63 years, is also charming and quite funny. Compared to "Paris, Je T'aime", however, the mean quality throughout is significantly lower. None of these shorts comes within an arm's distance of Alexander Payne's effort from the first film.

    For an effort that promises to introduce wildly new material every ten minutes or so, it's stunning that such large chunks of "New York, I Love You" are a complete bore. This homogenized New York doesn't represent any city in the world - the beautiful, young hipsters are more plausible citizens of a film school's lobby. Hopefully the last three installments make full use of their diverse voices and paint a portrait of the heart of their assigned city, warts and all.
  • October 30, 2009
    Rather than watch a movie and experience one director's cinematic rhapsody, with New York, I Love You, what you get is the same experience--only multiplied.

    A series of short films interpolated into one "cohesive" story of interweaving plots; shared characters and overlapping ti...( read more)me lines is essentially what this film is all about. The gimmick worked for its similarly concocted predecessor, Paris, je t'aime (Paris, I Love You.)

    The eclectic cast including Natalie Portman (who doubles as actress in one segment and director of a second splice in which she doesn't act); Mira Nair, Ethan Hawke, Chris Cooper, Robin Wright (-Penn), and Julie Christie and many many more.

    Essentially, at the heart of the film, is a hodge-podge outpouring of sympathy and--yes--love for a city which we've seen represented in film far too many times to count. But, somehow, this disparate collection of shorts seems well-meaning and innocuous despite its inherent art-house pretenses. It really doesn't feel like an art-house snob-fest--although some segments are more dense and inaccessible than others (the Julie Christie segment being the overstated example.) This is counter-balanced by other segments that snappy, quick-witted and a joy to watch (the Ethan Hawke segment being the underrated gem.)

    As stories of lovers, fighters, hookers, teenagers, Jews, Indians and other ethnic, relgious and cultural subgenres paint the canvas on film, the film feels more than a little disjointed. It really doesn't blend well enough to be called a one-shot, straight forward piece--but the films aren't suffiently displayed as independent, stand-alone short film to merit being called "short films."

    In the end, however, I did find the concept of it all very endearing and, dare I say, rather engaging. Even with its faults (and there were a few), the film felt genuine in its depiction of everyday life in a metropolis so filled with wandering souls in search of connecting. New York, I Love You turns out to be a touching, albeit messy ode to a city that wouldn't have you worship at its feet in any other way.
  • November 7, 2009
    Not my type of movie, but some great actors are involved in this project (Bloom, Portman).
  • November 5, 2009
    it's kinda sweet ..!!
  • November 4, 2009
    u dont like new york, so i wan't see it
  • November 3, 2009
    I find Shia LaBeouf annoying.
  • November 2, 2009
    Is it same with Paris, Je t'aimes movie???
  • October 30, 2009
    loved it. original and thought provoking. had a good discussion afterwards. The stars in it do not overshine the story, they just shing
  • October 30, 2009
    Maybe and Shia LaBeouf is soo hot just saying
  • October 28, 2009
    just because of Orlando Bloom

Critic Reviews


October 30, 2009
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle

It's a bit too arty, and a bit too cute, but it charms and cajoles with the pluck of a native New Yorker. full review

October 17, 2009
Pete Hammond, Back Stage

If this New York love letter follow-up to 'Paris j'taime' is successful expect another sequel. 'Cleveland, I Love You', anyone? full review

October 16, 2009
A.O. Scott, The New York Times

But in spite of some attempts at human and neighborhood variety, the stories have a self-conscious sameness, as if they were classroom assignments in an undergraduate fiction-writing class. full review

October 16, 2009
Kurt Loder, MTV

Any longtime Gothamite might have come up with New York stories more emblematic than the marginal ones offered here. full review

October 15, 2009
Claudia Puig, USA Today

If you're not a stickler for consistency, this is an effective pastiche and tribute to one of the world's most enticing cities. full review

October 15, 2009
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal

What's remarkable here is the consistency of the mediocrity, the uniform fraudulence of the minipremises, the reliable awkwardness of such almost-English lines as "Your eyes would suffice to give tire... full review

October 15, 2009
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

As with any such project, some of the films are better than others, but most of the entries in New York, I Love You are very good indeed. full review

October 15, 2009
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Inevitably, the film is a jumble sale, but you can make some nice discoveries. full review

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Comments


  • euphorisme
    August 2, 2009
    reminds me of paris, je t'aime
  • mlicairac
    April 17, 2009
    I've been looking forward to this movie for a while now. First they said it was set to be released in February, then they changed it to April and now we have May... I'm a HUGE fan of "Paris Je T'aime" (Paris I Love You) and when I heard they were making a NY version I was thrilled. I fell in love with PJT and the music was incredible. The actors and directors were outstanding. Even more excited to see so many great actors collaborate and come together to tell their stories about NY and why we love the city that never sleeps! :)
  • walpita
    February 23, 2009
    Does enyone know when this movioe is hitting theatres??
  • scruffsim
    February 11, 2009
    I Use to want to see this, BUT i herd SHIA`S CHARACTER GETS SHOT IN THE HEAD. AND THATS SAD FOR ME AND I COULDN'T WATCH THAT!!!!!!!!!!!! TELL ME THAT DOSNT HAPPEN. THEN I WILL SEE IT , COS I LOVE SHIA LABEOUF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • trekkiepetrelli
    August 26, 2008
    I cannot stop watching the trailer.
    Anthon Yelchin, Shia Labeouf, Orlando Bloom and Hayden Christensen look so cute in this film.

    I cannot wait for this to come out!

    (When does it come out?)
  • cutiepiebabylizg
    August 25, 2008
    i cant wait to see this movie, it has a whole mess of actors that are amazing plus its a love story containing little love stories which is nice.
  • TheFalseProphet27
    August 14, 2008
    lots of good actors =D
  • markclarno1
    July 31, 2008
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York,_I_Love_You
  • pirategal1023
    June 30, 2008
    omg
    it has a lot of good actors in it
    it looks pretty good

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