2 Days In New York DVD
Starring: Julie Delpy, Chris Rock
Director: Julie Delpy
Rating: 3/5
Julie Delpy has been mixing her acting work with directing ever since she made her feature length debut back in 2002 and now she is back with 2 Days In New York.
2 Days In New York is the follow up to 2 Days in Paris and sees Delpy write, direct and star in the movie.
Marion and Mingus live cozily, perhaps too cozily, with their cat and two young children from previous relationships.
However, when Marion’s jolly father (played by director Delpy’s real-life dad), her oversexed sister, and her sister’s outrageous boyfriend unceremoniously descend upon them for a visit, it initiates two unforgettable days that will test Marion and Mingus’s relationship.
With their unwitting racism and sexual frankness, the French triumvirate hilariously has no boundaries or filters...and no person is left unscathed in its wake.
2 Days In New York is a quirky look at families and relationships and the stresses and strains that come with that.
The driving force behind this movie is the chemistry between Delpy and Rock - they really do make an incredibly charming couple.
Rock is one of the new faces on the cast list and he really does excel in a role that we are not use to seeing him in.
He has some great moments in the film - talking to a cardboard cutout of President Obama being a particular highlight.
The problem with the film is there seems to be a lack of a real structure to the film and it seems to just float from one moment to the next with any real conviction.
Despite that there is a charm and a humour to the movie and the characters that will win you over.
There is a great cameo performance from Vincent Gallo while Albert Delpy and Alexia Landeau also give great performances.
2 Days In New York perhaps doesn't quite hit all the notes of 2 Days In Paris but there is a quirky charm to it while Delpy is on form both in front of and behind the camera.
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FemaleFirst Helen Earnshaw