Two Days in Paris
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Movie Reviews of Two Days in Paris
Movie Review: theater of the absurd
Summary: 5 Stars
There is not a dull moment in this film. Delpy has a blast playing with cliches and truisms about the French - and Americans. She pokes at the racism, promiscuity, xenophobia, intellectual pretensions and vulgarity that come to light as soon as one scratches the surface of the French psyche.
On the other hand, she also shows the hearty, food-loving, stylish and alive core of the French where the family sticks together for better and worse and where life is appreciated for its own sake.
An argument for the French is not a time to reach for the gun, or call the psychiatrist - it is an opportunity to display how you feel, and get the emotional charge out of your system. A healthy way of being in the world, which sometimes scares the crap out of the typical American ...yet what do you prefer: the true person or fake politeness?
The film plays with national and class stereotypes in a tight, fast-paced, brilliantly scripted story which nevertheless finds plenty of space to touch genuine and deep human emotions and predicaments. Delpy explores the nature of connection tethered to the inexorable fact the we know all too well: that "love" and commitment involves daily negotiation, adaptation and acceptance of teh partner for who they are. A relationship where personal quirks and idiosyncrasies are not only indulged but in some weird way celebrated. Where one never knows when or why the break-up occurs, sometimes hanging in on the precipice of chance.
In other words, Delpy's Paris, and her French and Americans are real people and the story is a story about reality, even though, paradoxically, the film itself is made to poke fun at cliches. I laughed most the time, and at other times I was sad. What more can one want from a film?
Movie Review: Very funny and true
Summary: 5 Stars
I am an American who lived in Europe for years and I can't tell you how true this movie is. So many of the scenes in this movie actually happened to me. The entire scene with the woman's parents is so funny and true. I laughed so many times during this movie. It is also nice to see a movie that is not freighted down with all the B.S. we weigh down movies with in the U.S. (all the illusions about relationships "lasting forever" and all that kind of stuff that movies in the U.S. get weighed down with), etc. The Delphy character is really typical of a specific type of European woman who admits she only is going to stay with a guy for 2 years, but that it will be fun. Very, very good movie.
BTW, Paris is EXACTLY like that. That scene in the McDonalds actually happened to me.
Movie Review: Great Movie
Summary: 5 Stars
This was my favorite movie of the summer of 2007 and I've waited impatiently for it to come out on DVD. I am an American in Paris so it is obvious that I would connect to the subtle hilarity of a movie that has many inside jokes for those who know the City of Lights beyond the romantic image (perfect example is the cab drivers). But, I know it is a great film because when I went back to visit Seattle in the summer I took ten of my reluctant friends to see it and we, along with the whole theater, couldn't stop laughing. My friends left thanking me for making them go see this film and half of them swore they were buying the movie as soon as it came out. I hope you enjoy it.Movie Review: Best I've seen in a long time
Summary: 5 Stars
A pair of mismatched lovers spend two days in Paris growing increasingly leery of each other as they discover hidden secrets and personality quirks. Adam Goldberg plays the American of the pair in a somewhat cliched American in Paris role, acting befuddled by French inscrutability. The subtitles are very amusing as we see what insults the French are flinging. Julie Delpy has the best role, and, not surprisingly, she wrote the script. A lot of this rings true, and it's way above average adult entertainment. Watch this!Movie Review: Unexpected Delight!
Summary: 5 Stars
This humorous sleeper film caught me off guard. I had low expectations which were blown out of the water. 2 Days in Paris is clever and witty, fun and playful, engaging and romantic, all while giving you a healthy taste of what it might be like to meet a French family. Traveling abroad is what I do, and this movie was a great stroll through Paris via your television set. If you like to travel too... Take a walk on the wild side and surprise yourself... Get this movie! It's a bit like taking a vacation!!