New York, I Love You

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New York, I Love You

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New York, I Love You

Shia LaBeouf, Bradley Cooper, Natalie Portman, Orlando Bloom, Hayden Christensen

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

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  • her69eyes
    October 31, 2009
    her69eyes
    "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.
  • flickfever
    October 30, 2009
    flickfever
    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.
  • movieguyryan
    December 14, 2009
    movieguyryan
    Man, will there be a film again that will compare to the great Paris, Je T'aime, the first film that kind of started this trend of compiled shorts by different directors? It's looking more and more, less likely. I did find some little moments here and there charming, but otherwi...( read more)se it's nearly all forgettable. There was not one, not one, single short that impressed me or will remain with me tomorrow.
  • ayuditari
    December 1, 2009
    ayuditari
    the other version of paris je t'aime
  • gabitzamarin94
    November 30, 2009
    gabitzamarin94
    ORLY is the best actor ever...........I don't say it becouse he looks hot and is the most wonderful men in the world(is my dream),I say it becouse he realy got talent (he knows that).....................I'll say you a secret his eyes and his nice figure(and obiosly his movies) ma...( read more)ked me go to the theater high school to become an actrees and than hope to find him(I know that is only a dream but I realy love him,not for his money and his fame,like all the girls with he dated,I love him more than anyone else will love him,it sounds crazy but this is what I feel).....................I realy want him to see my message..................I LOVE YOU ORLANDO:X.............with love Gabriella
  • jschartrand
    November 28, 2009
    jschartrand
    What a deception! Everything that was good in Paris, je t'aime is missing here in this succession of uninteresting and uninspired shorts. Near boring, I must sadly say.
  • sarahgoode
    November 27, 2009
    sarahgoode
    Very few film anthologies are made today. Perhaps people find them difficult to make or are simply not interested in them. Which is too bad, because they can be really great pieces. A film anthology is simply a film consisting of several different short films or stories. Some...( read more)times these stories are interwoven, sometimes they are not. Other times the filmmaker uses a common theme to tie the stories together, such as a place, person, or thing. In the case of New York, I Love You (2009) the stories of different individuals are connected based on their residency in the big apple.

    The film was directed by Fatih Akin, Yvan Attal, Allen Hughes, Shunji Iwai, Wen Jiang, Joshua Marston, Mira Nair, Brett Ratner, Randall Balsmeyer, Shekhar Kapur, and Natalie Portman. There is not a simply, concise plot but rather eleven short films exploring romance, love, and life. These story-lines, some humorous others quite sad, all take place in NY.

    I did not love the film, but I certainly enjoyed it. A few of the story-lines could probably have been removed but overall it was a good film. If you are looking for something interesting and different from the mainstream films, I would recommend checking this one out. It certainly makes you think about the fact that every single person you pass has his or her own story... something I think a lot of us never really take the time to consider (at least I know I don't). "It's a bit too arty, and a bit too cute," comments Houston Chronicle's Amy Biancolli, "but it charms and cajoles with the pluck of a native New Yorker." And Roger Ebert wrote that "the film is a jumble sale, but you can make some nice discoveries."

    With a 42% rating on Rotten Tomatoes I would not expect to be blown away, but it was a sweet movie.
  • Garyinsocks
    November 25, 2009
    Garyinsocks
    I saw this gem with a Friend in Pasadena! I Love New York and I Love This Film. This is vignettes about Various People in New York, who are falling In Love, or in Love, or getting Lucky! Very Well Done! I hope it comes out on Video! There are some SURPRISING cast members!
  • Poek
    November 22, 2009
    Poek
    Losse verhalen, maar wel met terugkerende personen, zaten een aantal leuke bij.
  • ghosttrigger
    November 21, 2009
    ghosttrigger
    not my usual type of movie but i still liked it
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