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Wow! Such a good movie.

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

I discovered Julie Delpy in the "Before..." trilogy and was thrilled to see she's written, directed and acted in these two "2 Days..." films. Seeing "2 Days In Paris" shortly before viewing this movie was helpful because there's so much that carries over from that original to this sequel.Everything about this movie appeals to me. The entertaining mix of farcical humor (low art) and metaphysical inquiry (high art) is reminiscent of Woody Allen's best work. And the quality of the writing is high. The dialogue Julie crafts sounds authentic and makes the characters credible.Also charming is her choice of cast-members. I'm a big fan of Daniel Brühl from his superb work in "Rush" (and "Inglourious Basterds"), so seeing him in cameos in these two films is a delight. And adding the infamous artist who plays the purchaser of Julie's character's soul is inspired. I leapt with joy at seeing that surprise.Independent film exists for personal, well-crafted art and Julie Delpy is supplying us with some nice work. I'll follow her future efforts without exception.

After watching 2 Days in New York i simply don't wan't to see the prequel. What amazed me, though, is that every single member of the cast did an excellent job. Even the script offers a fair amount of funny situation which leaves you with the question what went wrong.In my case this ended up with Chris Rock (otherwise not my cup of tea) creating the most lovable character of them all. The French family visiting is a bunch of logorrheic maniacs. It actually didn't matter where they came from, since their behaviour has nothing to do with geography rather with psychiatry. Smaller characters break up this verbal orgy once in a while...

We saw 2 Days in New York several days ago at Essex Luna in Fremantle and both of us enjoyed it very much. As with most Delpy creations this film is quirky but because it takes place in New York it is even more quirky. Chris Rock forms the other half of his marriage with Delpy as his wife and the fact that her odd family joins them, as you would, when visiting the city makes for a very funny set of odd-bod people doing their best to live in an already odd city.The situations are city orientated but particularly that New York orientated. I had the feeling that the marriage was holding together tenuously before the arrival of "the family" so the partial unravelling is not totally unexpected. Delpy as the writer, director and actor knows precisely what she wants to convey and she does it with a viewer sense of immediacy.This is one of those delightful art house movies that dance entertainingly between comedy and knowing-sadness and I enjoy them tremendously for just those attributes. It is an exaggerated peak into a life that I can only imagine and would hardly expect even exists in a much subdued form except that here it is on the screen in Fremantle halfway around the world from where it takes place.There are probably many commentators that well decry the film because it is too "phony", too contrived and therefore should not exist on film. I, however, believe that all films except documentaries are inherently contrived and exist on the plane of being "movies" and should always be seen as fiction and made for our enjoyment. Many commentators lose track of this idea of "enjoyment" and forget the concept of artistic license. After this bit of trivial writing I will read the negative comments and see if they have fallen into that trap of denial because of lost reality.

"2 Days in New York" is a slight, farcical comedy from Julia Deply. It's a sequel to "2 Days in Paris", also written and directed by Deply. Both films are unofficial sequels to Richard Linklater's "Before Sunset" and "Before Sunrise"."New York" stars Deply as Marion, a French artist now living in New York. Always teetering on the verge of meltdown, she's in a relationship with Mingus (Chris Rock), a bespectacled guy who does his best to keep her sane. Visiting the couple are Marion's oddball, French family members. Much bickering, buffoonery and culture-clash giggles ensue. It's sitcom level humour, elevated somewhat by Deply's willingness to be raw and atypically crass (both films deglamourise relationships). Chris Rock is wasted in a "straight man" role.7.9/10 – Worth one viewing. Revisit Linklater instead.