The sequel to the 2007 film Two Days in Paris which I never saw, Two Days in New York is a romantic comedy Written, Directed by and
starring Julie Delpy. Delpy plays Marion, a
middle aged Parisian living in New
York City with her boyfriend Mingus (Chris Rock) and
her little boy and his young daughter. Their life is generally light and fun
until Marion’s
family comes to stay for the weekend. Franco-American relations are put to the
test over the course of a weekend in which there are arrests, lies, confusion,
nudity and mischief.
I never saw the original film but it didn’t matter. There
was a very brief thirty second synopsis at the beginning but to be honest I
wasn’t really paying attention to it and I never felt out of the loop. The film’s
great strength lies in its tight and sharp script which is one of the best I’ve
seen in a while. It often feels like a cross between Woody Allen at his height
and a French Wes Anderson
and was right up my street. Coming a close second to the script were the
performances which were without exception, superbly judged.
