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2 DAYS IN NEW YORKMovie Reviews
Comedy about a Manhattan couple whose comfortable family life is disrupted by a visit from the woman's French relatives. Cast:Julie Delpy, Chris Rock, Albert Delpy, Alexia Landeau, Alex Nahon, Dylan Baker, Kate Burton, Daniel Bruhl, Emily WagnerDirector:Julie DelpyRelease Date:August 10, 2012DVD Release:November 13, 2012From:MagnoliaRating:RLength:1 hr. 31 min.
NOVEMBER 13, 2012
2 Days in New York, Good (Not Great) Reviews Key Cities
2 Days in New York played in key cities to good not great reviews. • MaryAnn Johanson wrote for Flick Filosopher, "...wonderfully eccentric... Delpy's unique and unforced style makes a well-worn genre feel invigoratingly fresh." • And Mary Pols wrote in Time, "Julie Delpy is still smart and fierce and creative... but this cutesy film is overwhelmed by a sense of forced farce." More Reviews Below...
2 Days in New York Positive Reviews (36 Reviews, reviews below)
Alynda Wheat, People: MODERATE(cg) "Does Julie Delpy not like the French?... Marion's selling her soul as art; her father (Delpy's real-life dad, Albert) won't bathe; and her sister (Alexia Landeau) is a nudist."(See all of Alynda Wheat's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 65 words, 08/09/12
Mary Pols, Time: MODERATE "Julie Delpy is still smart and fierce and creative, and all that shows through in spots... but this cutesy film is overwhelmed by a sense of forced farce."(See all of Mary Pols's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 517 words, 08/09/12
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: EXCELLENT(cg) "It's a pleasure to meet up again with Marion, the distractable, acerbic, New York-based French photographer played once more by Julie Delpy..."(See all of Lisa Schwarzbaum's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 197 words, 08/10/12
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...a bawdy comic bash... Delpy is boundlessly appealing. And Rock is acerbic fun, notably in the imaginary debates he stages with Obama."(See all of Peter Travers's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 199 words, 08/03/12
Roger Ebert, RogerEbert.com: OUTSTANDING(cg) "Julie Delpy has particularly impressed me over the years.... It is hard enough to be good at all, but to be good in comedy speaks for your character."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 594 words, 08/17/12
James Berardinelli, Reel Views: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "When Delpy remains in more serious terrain, she's on solid ground.... The comedy in '2 Days in New York' varies from uneven to failed."(See all of James Berardinelli's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 754 words, 08/06/12
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (13 Reviews)
A.O. Scott, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...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."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 783 words, 08/10/12
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Delpy and Rock click so well together that we'd much rather hang out at home with them, instead of racing around the city with sitcommish supporting characters."(See all of Elizabeth Weitzman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 319 words, 08/10/12
Sam Adams, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "...a giddy and largely consequence-free romp.... as self-assured as it is slight, a deliberate diversion whose winsome charms never run dry."(See all of Sam Adams's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 448 words, 08/17/12
John Anderson, New York Newsday: MODERATE(cg) "...more irritating than funny.... based on hackneyed sitcom conventions, albeit racier, more vulgar and with a French accent. C'est la comédie."(See all of John Anderson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 304 words, 08/24/12
Bilge Ebiri, New York Magazine: EXCELLENT "...assured, sensitive, and occasionally very funny... takes sharply drawn and recognizable characters and stretches them until something fascinating emerges."(See all of Bilge Ebiri's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 632 words, 08/09/12
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: OUTSTANDING(cg) "Julie Delpy has particularly impressed me over the years.... It is hard enough to be good at all, but to be good in comedy speaks for your character."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 594 words, 08/17/12
Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice/LA Weekly: MODERATE "Delpy's guiding principle seems to be that people, especially her heroine, are imperfect... slapdash construction can't elevate the personal to the universal..."(See all of Nick Pinkerton's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 896 words, 08/08/12
Linda Barnard, Toronto Star: MODERATE(cg) "The biggest applause at the Sundance world premiere of the film was reserved for the actress-director's perpetually mugging 70-year-old dad, actor Albert Delpy."(See all of Linda Barnard's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 440 words, 08/10/12
Rick Groen, Toronto Globe & Mail: POOR(cg) "You don't watch this movie so much as serve it out, a light comedy doled out as a heavy sentence.... Anyway, guess who's coming to dinner..."(See all of Rick Groen's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 493 words, 08/10/12
Norman Wilner, Toronto Now: POOR(cg) "Marion's insouciance has curdled into whiny self-indulgence, and gags about her crass, lusty family land like bricks. Rock's Mingus is little more than a doormat..."(See all of Norman Wilner's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 199 words, 08/09/12
KEY CITIES (10 Reviews)
Jess Righthand, Washington Post: MODERATE(cg) "...supplies enough laughs to make it pleasantly diverting for a couple of hours. But the film never attains the level of sophistication of its predecessor."(See all of Jess Righthand's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 558 words, 08/17/12
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...ridiculously funny, ridiculously charming... It's nice to see Rock settle into a role, and as each other's significant other, he and Delpy display genuine rapport."(See all of Steven Rea's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 482 words, 08/17/12
Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star-Tribune: MODERATE(cg) "The discord is light and amusing... The ending clatters a bit as Delpy abruptly sums it up with a happily-ever-after finale. It's slight, but it's a delight."(See all of Colin Covert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 458 words, 08/31/12
Ty Burr, Boston Globe: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...an engagingly loopy comedy about the ways our families drive us nuts.... Chatty, neurotic, maddeningly messy, often very funny... spins in a lunatic orbit of its own."(See all of Ty Burr's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 521 words, 08/17/12
Stephen Whitty, New Jersey Star-Ledger: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...pretty funny, particularly when it focuses on the comedy of missed connections. Where it goes wrong is when it tries to go deep..."(See all of Stephen Whitty's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 445 words, 08/10/12
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...extremely funny, with a particularly winning style -- far-fetched, extreme and nonstop... Julie Delpy's greatest talent might really be as a comedy director..."(See all of Mick LaSalle's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 502 words, 08/17/12
Shawn Levy, Portland Oregonian: VERY GOOD(cg) "Slight but winning... It's a predictable sort of humor, but it's played with intelligence, wit, charm and, blissfully, very little pretense."(See all of Shawn Levy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 206 words, 08/24/12
Tom Long, Detroit News: VERY GOOD(cg) "The laughs come fast and breezy, just as Delpy intends. '2 Days in New York' is a light-hearted look at families and culture clash, champagne bubbly and witty."(See all of Tom Long's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 290 words, 09/14/12
Roger Moore, Miami Herald: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...achieves bigger laughs than anything Delpy has ever been in, but the film as a whole is an overreach. Too many people to keep track of and give enough to do..."(See all of Roger Moore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 552 words, 08/17/12
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (8 Reviews)
Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice/LA Weekly: MODERATE "Delpy's guiding principle seems to be that people, especially her heroine, are imperfect... slapdash construction can't elevate the personal to the universal..."(See all of Nick Pinkerton's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 896 words, 08/08/12
Peter Keough, Boston Phoenix: VERY GOOD(cg) "Julie Delpy is one raunchy woman. It was evident back in 2007 in '2 Days in Paris,' and it comes through even more in this equally rowdy follow-up... sly, lighthearted..."(See all of Peter Keough's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 156 words, 08/16/12
Cynthia Fuchs, Pop Matters: WEAK(cg) "...returns again and again to unoriginal jokes about Marion's crazy family. The performers do creditable work until at last they seem to be spinning plates."(See all of Cynthia Fuchs's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 657 words, 08/10/12
Elise Nakhnikian, Slant: VERY GOOD(cg) "...the role makes Julie Delpy, who also co-wrote the part she played in Richard Linklater's 'Before Sunrise and Before Sunset,' a 21st-century Annie Hall..."(See all of Elise Nakhnikian's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 508 words, 04/20/12
Norman Wilner, Toronto Now: POOR(cg) "Marion's insouciance has curdled into whiny self-indulgence, and gags about her crass, lusty family land like bricks. Rock's Mingus is little more than a doormat..."(See all of Norman Wilner's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 199 words, 08/09/12
MaryAnn Johanson, Flick Filosopher: VERY GOOD(cg) "...wonderfully eccentric... The heightened sense of the ridiculous is not a flaw.... Delpy's unique and unforced style makes a well-worn genre feel invigoratingly fresh."(See all of MaryAnn Johanson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 269 words, 05/18/12
HIGHBROW PRESS (3 Reviews)
A.O. Scott, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...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."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 783 words, 08/10/12
Sam Adams, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "...a giddy and largely consequence-free romp.... as self-assured as it is slight, a deliberate diversion whose winsome charms never run dry."(See all of Sam Adams's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 448 words, 08/17/12
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
Justin Chang, Daily Variety: MODERATE "...scattershot... goes down like yesterday's foie gras... Chris Rock reps an agreeably offbeat casting choice as the piece's designated straight man..."(See all of Justin Chang's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 570 words, 01/24/12
Todd McCarthy, Hollywood Reporter: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...a madcap inter-family romp that deftly keeps many comic balls in the air for a good hour, before dropping some in the final stretch."(See all of Todd McCarthy's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 855 words, 01/25/12
Sam Adams, Los Angeles Times: GOOD "...a giddy and largely consequence-free romp.... as self-assured as it is slight, a deliberate diversion whose winsome charms never run dry."(See all of Sam Adams's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 448 words, 08/17/12
A.O. Scott, New York Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...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."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 783 words, 08/10/12
18.8 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
2 Days in New York's reviews are separated by an average 18.8 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
2 Days in New York (36 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:2 Days in New York's reviews cover 66.5% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 16,327 words involume (average is 20,172 words). Length:The film's reviews average 454 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
2 Days in New York Coverage, Volume & Length (36 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 67.4 Hours Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
2 Days in New York's reviews on average broke 67.4 hours before opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is 2 Days in New York's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
2 Days in New York (36 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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