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Movie Review for 2 Days in Paris
Movie Review for
2 Days in Paris
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80 Reviews total.
Release date: 8/10/2007
Run length: 94 mins.
Categories:
Art/Foreign
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Comedy
Summary:
New York couple, French photographer Marion and American interior designer Jack, attempt to re-infuse their relationship with romance on a European vacation. Their week in Venice didn't work out as planned--the food didn't agree with Jack and, when he was well enough to go out, he was so focused on capturing the trip with his digital camera that he forgot to experience it. They have higher hopes for their last two days in Paris. But the combination of Marion's offbeat and overbearing non-English speaking parents and flirtatious ex-boyfriends, with Jack's continuing photography obsession and conviction that French condoms are too small, don't make for an auspicious beginning. Will they be able to salvage their relationship? Will they ever have sex again? Or will they merely manage to perfect the art of arguing?
Reviews of 2 Days in Paris
By
Brian Webster
of Apollo Guide (7/0)
Despite issues with Julie Delpy's direction and editing, this is a pleasant delight and an exciti...
By
Phil Villarreal
of Arizona Daily Star (7/0)
Goldberg plays the hapless- victim role to perfection. Forget two days %u2014 you could watch him...
By
Marjorie Baumgarten
of Austin Chronicle (7/0)
A smart and funny respite from most of what passes for romantic comedy these days.
By
Michael Sragow
of Baltimore Sun (7/0)
Delpy may have intended to craft a paean to couples who commit to learning everything about each ...
By
Matt McNally
of BBC (7/0)
A playful comedy, which shows off a wicked sense of humour and a real understanding of relationsh...
By
John P. McCarthy
of Boxoffice Magazine (7/0)
The best thing about 2 Days in Paris: It’s self-absorbed yet unselfconscious. In other words, Del...
Reviews of 2 Days in Paris
By
Rob Thomas
of Capital Times (Madison, WI) (7/0)
If "Before Sunset" gave us Paris in all its Bohemian romance, Delpy almost gleefully shows us the...
By
Anton Bitel
of Channel 4 Film (7/0)
the film's narrative journey is too superficial to accommodate the late shift in tone from light ...
By
Roger Ebert
of Chicago Sun-Times (7/0)
[Delpy has] created two original, quirky characters so obsessed with their differences that Paris...
By
Michael Phillips
of Chicago Tribune (7/0)
Delpy's skill, which is considerable and wide-ranging, points to better, fuller films in her dire...
By
Peter Rainer
of Christian Science Monitor (7/0)
Much of the nattery byplay seems improvised, and the results are very hit and miss -- inspired co...
By
Cole Smithey
of ColeSmithey.com (7/0)
French actress/writer/director Julie Delpy ("Before Sunset") fails miserably with this Paris-set ...
Reviews of 2 Days in Paris
By
Jeffrey M. Anderson
of Combustible Celluloid (7/0)
Has enough mad, passionate moments to make it at least worth a look.
By
Harvey S. Karten
of Compuserve (7/0)
A pair with good chemistry who are ultimately mismatched--he a neurotic New Yorker and she a man-...
By
N.V. Cooper
of E! Online (7/0)
What the movie lacks in originality it certainly makes up for in delicious comedy.
By
Peter Sobczynski
of eFilmCritic.com (7/0)
This is a strong and assured debut behind the camera for Delpy and I am curious and eager to see ...
By
Emanuel Levy
of EmanuelLevy.Com (7/0)
Though very much in the vein of Woody Allen 70s comedies and showing influence of mentor Richard ...
By
Liz Beardsworth
of Empire Magazine (7/0)
Quirky, fresh and sharply intelligent. A promising debut for director Delpy, both thought-provoki...
Reviews of 2 Days in Paris
By
Owen Gleiberman
of Entertainment Weekly (7/0)
[Delpy] stages it with a funny and diverting improv-y flow.
By
Eric D. Snider
of EricDSnider.com (7/0)
Smug and grating, having the form of the low-key Richard Linklater films Delpy has worked on but ...
By
Boyd van Hoeij
of europeanfilms.net (7/0)
A quirky and smart multicultural arthouse comedy.
By
Chris Barsanti
of Film Journal International (7/0)
Fortunately for all parties involved, Delpy goes beyond the mere comedy of embarrassment, though ...
By
Jennie Punter
of Globe and Mail (7/0)
The film [has] a wonderfully natural, comfy feel. Delpy is worth watching both in front of and be...
By
Peter Bradshaw
of Guardian [UK] (7/0)
A very likable, smart, offbeat film.
Reviews of 2 Days in Paris
By
Ray Bennett
of Hollywood Reporter (7/0)
An utterly charming comedy of sexual manners that should do very well wherever audiences apprecia...
By
Todd Gilchrist
of IGN Movies (7/0)
Overall 2 Days in Paris works because it offers awkward and real but ultimately hopeful observati...
By
Liz Braun
of Jam! Movies (7/0)
It's mostly a light and funny comedy of manners, and sexual manners at that. The neat trick is th...
By
Andrea Chase
of Killer Movie Reviews (7/0)
For all the comedy, there is an emotional thriller at play here that is as riveting as the one-li...
By
Beth Accomando
of KPBS.org (7/0)
For this contemporary romantic outing, Delpy serves as writer, director, composer, editor and sta...
By
Carina Chocano
of Los Angeles Times (7/0)
Delpy's wry, acerbic sense of humor and privileged perspective make her the ultimate outsider-ins...
Reviews of 2 Days in Paris
By
Michele Kenner
of Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (7/0)
All in all, Delpy has a good time mocking national identities and gender issues, but she doesn't ...
By
Colin Covert
of Minneapolis Star Tribune (7/0)
Goldberg and Delpy also give their characters a wistful charm, and Delpy's zippy, dialog-heavy sc...
By
Ken Hanke
of Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (7/0)
The closest anyone has come to making a Woody Allen film apart from Allen himself. Moreover, she'...
By
Kurt Loder
of MTV (7/0)
The movie is an eloquent demonstration of the chaos of relationships both romantic and familial, ...
By
Jack Mathews
of New York Daily News (7/0)
Delpy wrote the dialogue that gives the film its forward thrust, and 2 Days is a wonderful first ...
By
David Edelstein
of New York Magazine (7/0)
The movie should be seen with a large, responsive audience -- the better to live with it in the m...
Reviews of 2 Days in Paris
By
Andrew Sarris
of New York Observer (7/0)
Ms. Delpy and Mr. Goldberg are clearly talented and versatile enough to make a more plausible and...
By
Kyle Smith
of New York Post (7/0)
The movie is just a situation salad, at least until the end, when things start to pull together a...
By
Stephen Holden
of New York Times (7/0)
Julie Delpy’s and Adam Goldberg’s performances are so assured and spontaneous that they don’t eve...
By
Anthony Lane
of New Yorker (7/0)
This is not a vanity project. It is an insanity project.
By
Frank Swietek
of One Guy's Opinion (7/0)
Basically a wryly observed talkathon, the picture hits a few rough patches but is mostly a charmi...
By
Tasha Robinson
of Onion AV Club (7/0)
For all the verbal jokery, it's more tragedy than farce.
Reviews of 2 Days in Paris
By
John Thomason
of Orlando Weekly (7/0)
It’s no Before Sunset, but this honest and sometimes uproarious film ultimately feels more like e...
By
Joe Baltake
of Passionate Moviegoer (7/0)
'2 Days in Paris' is at once companionable and challenging, and like most worthwhile films these ...
By
David N. Butterworth
of rec.arts.movies.reviews (7/0)
There are certainly worse ways to kill 90 odd minutes of one's time than spending two days in Par...
By
Michelle Orange
of Reeler (7/0)
Delpy wrangles her metaphors without showing too much strain, and the performances are too lovely...
By
Robin Clifford
of Reeling Reviews (7/0)
As director, Delpy moves her fine cast with precision and grace. As screenwriter, she exhibits a ...
By
James Berardinelli
of ReelViews (7/0)
It's uncomfortable to take a negative stance against something that is so plainly a labor of love...
Reviews of 2 Days in Paris
By
Carla Meyer
of Sacramento Bee (7/0)
There's great honesty in her portrayal of rocky romance, especially toward the end of the film, w...
By
Andrew O'Hehir
of Salon.com (7/0)
As 2 Days in Paris zings along from one overamped frogs-vs.-Yanks cliché to the next, two things ...
By
Mick LaSalle
of San Francisco Chronicle (7/0)
It's possible to watch 2 Days in Paris and have absolutely no idea who's calling the shots. This ...
By
Paula Nechak
of Seattle Post-Intelligencer (7/0)
Vanity project? Maybe. Anybody who writes, directs, edits and stars is called auteur or vain, som...
By
Moira MacDonald
of Seattle Times (7/0)
Delpy has a knack for finding just the right details; filming in her own hometown, she fills the ...
By
Rich Cline
of Shadows on the Wall (7/0)
Subtle and off-handed, gentle and relaxed, and utterly hysterical.
Reviews of 2 Days in Paris
By
Tim Evans
of Sky Movies (7/0)
This is a rom-com with an authentically bitter aftertaste. It's also very funny.
By
Nick Schager
of Slant Magazine (7/0)
Makes one wonder if Delpy isn't unconsciously working through some residual, latent anger at Befo...
By
Dana Stevens
of Slate (7/0)
That this one is even bearable is a surprise; that it's occasionally insightful and hilarious is ...
By
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
of Spirituality and Practice (7/0)
A very funny romantic tale that creatively plays around with the cultural clashes between America...
By
Neil Smith
of thelondonpaper (7/0)
Sharply written, neatly performed and frequently hilarious comedy that manages to be warm and w...
By
Richard Schickel
of TIME Magazine (7/0)
Delpy's humor [runs] to the black and the tossed off -- rather like her rather casual shooting st...
Reviews of 2 Days in Paris
By
Dave Calhoun
of Time Out (7/0)
Partly a study of cross-national relationships and partly a homecoming comedy on Delpy’s part, ‘T...
By
Kevin Maher
of Times [UK] (7/0)
The news that the 38-year-old gamine has not only directed Two Days in Paris but produced, writte...
By
Tony Medley
of Tolucan Times (7/0)
This got its financing due to two lines, one about oral sex and the other about condoms. That acc...
By
Maitland McDonagh
of TV Guide's Movie Guide (7/0)
It's about finding someone whose assets outweigh the flaws and hoping that that person is mature ...
By
Claudia Puig
of USA Today (7/0)
Some of it is funny and insightful; some makes you cringe. But it's still entertaining.
By
Derek Elley
of Variety (7/0)
An entertaining, deliciously played walk-and-talker by helmer-writer-star Julie Delpy and co-star...
Reviews of 2 Days in Paris
By
Jim Ridley
of Village Voice (7/0)
With the dithery Marion playing off Jack's nattering nebbish of negativism, Delpy invokes the Woo...
By
Desson Thomson
of Washington Post (7/0)
Delpy is such an infectiously appealing personality, she almost wills this movie to work. And for...
By
John Beifuss
of Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (3/5) Login Required (Login Required)
We're happy to tag along with Delpy and Goldberg, like unacknowledged but not unwelcome friends.
By
Jonathan Rosenbaum
of Chicago Reader (6/1) No reference
Satirical and casual in its approach, and Delpy's grasp of the material is assured.
By
Anthony Quinn
of Independent (3/4) No reference
This slight, intermittently funny squib is a promising signpost.
By
Matt Pais
of Metromix.com (6/1) No reference
Viewers may be disappointed when they realize not only that [the film] isn't a Paris Hilton sex t...
Reviews of 2 Days in Paris
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Connie Ogle
of Miami Herald (5/2) No reference
2 Days in Paris proves Delpy's got an authentic ear for humor in two languages, and she turns the...
By
John Anderson
of Newsday (5/2) No reference
Delpy's script is less a tale than it is a series of character-revealing snapshots, so the person...
By
Marc Mohan
of Oregonian (6/1) No reference
The movie's a trifle, but an amusing one, especially for Woody Allen fans and other neurotics.
By
Dennis Schwartz
of Ozus' World Movie Reviews (3/4) No reference
The satirical probe of modern love among the not so young and restless is infectiously delightful...
By
Derek Malcolm
of This is London (3/4) No reference
Two Days in Paris is a romantic comedy, so it doesn't labour the disappointments of its lovers, m...
By
Matt Mueller
of Total Film (3/4) No reference
2 Days is a sparky, crowd-cheering gem buoyed by Julie Delpy’s smart writing and Adam Goldberg’s ...
Reviews of 2 Days in Paris
By
Matthew Turner
of ViewLondon (3/4) No reference
Brilliantly written, superbly acted and hysterically funny, this is easily one of the best films ...
By
Mary F. Pols
of Contra Costa Times (6/1) Not Reachable
As [Woody] Allen made New York seem like a real, lived-in place, Delpy gives us that same easy pr...
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