2 Days in New York

Name: 2 Days in New York
Genre: Comedy
Released: August 10, 2012
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 61
Cast: Albert Delpy, Aleksia Landeau, Chris Rock, Julie Delpy

2012

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2 DAYS IN NEW YORK

Movie Details & Credits

Magnolia Pictures | Release Date: August 10, 2012

Starring: Albert Delpy, Aleksia Landeau, Chris Rock, Julie Delpy

Summary: 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 daysMarion 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. (Magnolia Pictures)
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Director: Julie Delpy

Genre(s): Comedy

Rating: R

Runtime: 96 min

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San Francisco Chronicle - Mick LaSalle

Aug 16, 2012

It's extremely funny, one of the funniest films of 2012, with a particularly winning style - far-fetched, extreme and nonstop. Read full review

Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert

Aug 15, 2012

What impresses me more is that she (Delpy) has a lighthearted way about her and takes chances in comedies like this. It is hard enough to be good at all, but to be good in comedy speaks for your character. Read full review

The Guardian - Steve Rose

Jul 20, 2012

We've rarely seen comedy this smart since Woody Allen and Seinfeld left New York. Read full review

ReelViews - James Berardinelli

Aug 6, 2012

2 Days in New York splits its time between being a quirky comedy and a quasi-serious drama. Comparisons with Woody Allen may be inevitable, in part because of the setting, although none of the characters in this film are neurotic enough to match vintage Allen. Read full review

Chicago Tribune - Michael Phillips

Aug 16, 2012

The comedy works some of the time; the pathos, more so. There's an undertow of grief in 2 Days in New York relating to the passing of Marion's (and Delpy's) mother, who died in 2009. Read full review

The New York Times - A.O. Scott

Aug 9, 2012

The film, which is about a chaotic 48 hours in Marion's life, succumbs to the chaos it depicts, and so undermines its best intentions. It is, all in all, a likable mess. Read full review

The Globe and Mail (Toronto) - Rick Groen

Aug 10, 2012

2 Days in New York plays like 2 years in Attica. You don't watch this movie so much as serve it out, a light comedy doled out as a heavy sentence. Read full review

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geewiz

Mar 16, 2013

Julie Delpy is great. In as much as she created the characters, was one of the writers, as well as directed and starred in this film. Hurrah! Yes it was a light comedy, but it was good to see Chris Rock in a controlled, intelligent and charming role. Julie Delpy has a lovely grounded-ness,Julie Delpy is great. In as much as she created the characters, was one of the writers, as well as directed and starred in this film. Hurrah! Yes it was a light comedy, but it was good to see Chris Rock in a controlled, intelligent and charming role. Julie Delpy has a lovely grounded-ness, and real presence.… Expand

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Seriosity

Mar 9, 2013

Not as good as the first, but it is still full of wit and wry humor. The addition of Chris Rock brings life into the film and Delpy is still effortlessly charming.

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lancekoz

Aug 4, 2016

A situation comedy that banks on a funny enough premise and full of juicy scenes and interactions. The first half absurd and hilarious, the second half takes a sudden and much less likable turn for the serious. And as absurd as the beginning was, the characters suddenly start doing thingsA situation comedy that banks on a funny enough premise and full of juicy scenes and interactions. The first half absurd and hilarious, the second half takes a sudden and much less likable turn for the serious. And as absurd as the beginning was, the characters suddenly start doing things totally out of their character. Why use Chris Rock as such a buzz-killing uptight non-husband? It's much better when he is working WITH Julie, not against. The French father is a must see hoot!… Expand

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DTDunn

Dec 24, 2012

While nice to see Chris Rock in a lead role, the script affords him few opportunities to shine. Be ready to do some reading in this semi-foreign film (lots of French with subtitles). It warranties a weak 6 of 10 as there are some funny moments.

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GreatMartin

Aug 20, 2012

Julie Delpy obviously loves New York, especially the Statue of Liberty, and takes you all over the city with her new film

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jon44

Dec 25, 2012

To indulge in the same cutesiness as this movie, Julie Delpy has all the annoying characteristics of Woody Allen or Larry David without any of the compensatory wit, humor, or intelligence.

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CitizenCharlie

Aug 26, 2012

French tourists are obnoxious, loud, dirty, and oblivious to anything other than their petty concerns. I was under the impressions these are adjectives for American tourists when they venture over to the Old World; however, according to Julie Delpy's new film, 2 Days in New York, FrenchFrench tourists are obnoxious, loud, dirty, and oblivious to anything other than their petty concerns. I was under the impressions these are adjectives for American tourists when they venture over to the Old World; however, according to Julie Delpy's new film, 2 Days in New York, French people are truly garish. Five years after her similar effort, 2 Day in Paris, a busy and crowded New York apartment is the setting for a very disappointing movie.

Marion (Delpy) and Mingus (Chris Rock) live together with a modern, blended family setup. Marion has her toddler from a previous marriage and Mingus shares custody with his own elementary school aged daughter. They live in a cramped apartment somewhere in Manhattan but appear to be financially stable. Mingus hosts a few radio shows and writes for the Village Voice while Marion is a conceptual artist who is about to open her first solo show in a ritzy art gallery. The show opening is the impetus behind the invasion of the unbelievable French relations.

Marion's father Jeannot (Albert Delpy) arrives with his other daughter Rose (Alexia Landeau) and her current boyfriend of the day Manu (Alexandre Nahon). Instead of comedic cultural insights or witty observations, the audience is saddled with farce and stupidity. They are delayed in customs for attempting to smuggle in 40 pounds of sausage and cheese. They cut their toe nails at the dinner table, use Mingus' tooth brush during some off-screen sexual tryst in the bathroom, and latch on to a middle school level running gag that Mingus's name rhymes with cunnilingus. I have been to France multiple times… Expand

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