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NEW YORK, I LOVE YOUMovie Reviews
Collection of short segments paying tribute to New York City and the people who live there. Cast:Blake Lively, Bradley Cooper, Natalie Portman, Shia LaBeouf, Orlando Bloom, Hayden Christensen, Robin Wright PennDirector:Allen Hughes, Brett Ratner, Shekhar KapuRelease Date:October 16, 2009DVD Release:February 2, 2010From:Vivendi EntertainmentRating:RLength:1 hr 43 min
New York, I Love You played in key cities to moderate reviews. • Rafer Guzman called the film in New York Newsday, "Self-indulgent, self-congratulatory and gratingly hip." • And Philip Kennicott wrote in the Washington Post, "...a compendium of short films, woven together into a light but enjoyable souffle of erotic vignettes.... It's fun, but decadent." More Reviews Below...
New York, I Love You Positive Reviews (32 Reviews, reviews below)
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: VERY GOOD(cg) "...as highly designed as fashion layouts. But they're as relaxing to thumb through as those NYT Magazine trend pieces about how chopsticks are the new forks..."(See all of Lisa Schwarzbaum's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 227 words, 10/16/09
Christy Lemire, Associated Press: MODERATE(cg) "...a curiously bland hodgepodge -- not terribly evocative of such a famous place, and not all that inspiring in the connections it depicts."(See all of Christy Lemire's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 683 words, 10/14/09
Claudia Puig, USA Today: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "If you're not a stickler for consistency, this is an effective pastiche and tribute to one of the world's most enticing cities."(See all of Claudia Puig's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 540 words, 10/16/09
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (11 Reviews)
A.O. Scott, New York Times: FAIR "...most of the New Yorkers on display here are confections, hothouse flowers planted in a soil of arch dialogue and watered with studied sprinklings of surprise."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 988 words, 10/16/09
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: WEAK(cg) "...a disappointingly bland collection of shorts... none of these brief episodes are strong enough to stand alone, and they gain little from being strung together."(See all of Elizabeth Weitzman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 358 words, 10/16/09
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: VERY GOOD(cg) "...you can make some nice discoveries. It's not one of those films where all the separate characters come together at the end in a miraculous coincidence..."(See all of Roger Ebert's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 633 words, 10/15/09
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: MODERATE "A few of the movie morsels prove delicious... a few of them seem half-baked; and most are never quite enough to completely satisfy, a case of story interruptus..."(See all of Betsy Sharkey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 838 words, 10/16/09
Lou Lumenick, New York Post: POOR(cg) "...a collection of Gotham-themed shorts by international directors is in serious trouble when the most entertaining segment is directed by Hollywood uber-hack Brett Ratner."(See all of Lou Lumenick's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 345 words, 10/16/09
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "For a movie about a dizzyingly multiethnic place, 'New York, I Love You' is a little on the vanilla side. But some of it is pretty tasty."(See all of Michael Phillips's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 600 words, 10/16/09
Rafer Guzman, New York Newsday: POOR(cg) "...long, irritating... each segment ends with a simplistic twist; all that's missing is a trumpet going 'wah-wah-wah.' It's enough to make you hate New York."(See all of Rafer Guzman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 311 words, 10/16/09
Jennie Punter, Toronto Globe & Mail: VERY GOOD(cg) "...its all-star cast, inspired cadre of directors from all over the world and dollops of humour, passion and pathos make it accomplished light entertainment..."(See all of Jennie Punter's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 693 words, 11/27/09
Michelle Orange, Village Voice/LA Weekly: MODERATE "Emmanuel Benbihy decreed that each of the 11 segments be set in a specific neighborhood, but only a few manage to capture the spirit of their surroundings."(See all of Michelle Orange's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 212 words, 10/14/09
Norman Wilner, Toronto Now: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...a pleasant enough diversion, though the usual rules of the omnibus film apply... the short-film format doesn't always suit a given director's instincts."(See all of Norman Wilner's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 226 words, 11/26/09
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle/San Francisco Chronicle: VERY GOOD(cg) "This is a valentine from a band of fervid international suitors. It's a bit too arty, and a bit too cute, but it charms and cajoles with the pluck of a native New Yorker."(See all of Amy Biancolli's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 613 words, 10/30/09
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...gives us only 10 stories yet feels like way more than enough. It's an intriguing but maddeningly hit-and-miss... 'New York,' I didn't love you. But I liked you all right."(See all of Bill Goodykoontz's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 436 words, 10/16/09
Carrie Rickey, Philadelphia Inquirer: VERY GOOD(cg) "...this new sampler is a terrific showcase for appealing actors in one-act playlets, many of which have O. Henry-like surprise endings."(See all of Carrie Rickey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 468 words, 10/16/09
Wesley Morris, Boston Globe: MODERATE(cg) "...wants us to know that the city is a sexy, romantic, thrillingly random place where anything can go down. Sadly, two of those things are your eyelids."(See all of Wesley Morris's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 694 words, 10/16/09
Moira Macdonald, Seattle Times: VERY GOOD(cg) "As with any such project, some of the films are better than others, but most of the entries in 'New York, I Love You' are very good indeed."(See all of Moira Macdonald's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 363 words, 10/16/09
Clint O'Connor, Cleveland Plain-Dealer: GOOD(cg) "...it lacks 'Paris, je t'aime's' verve and vitality. Some of the segments play flat and forced. Even New York appears generic and rather forgettable."(See all of Clint O'Connor's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 391 words, 01/08/10
Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Like the Paris anthology, 'New York, I Love You' is neither a comprehensive guide nor consistently good... most of these small bites of the Big Apple are easy to digest."(See all of Joe Williams's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 375 words, 10/30/09
Michelle Orange, Village Voice/LA Weekly: MODERATE "Emmanuel Benbihy decreed that each of the 11 segments be set in a specific neighborhood, but only a few manage to capture the spirit of their surroundings."(See all of Michelle Orange's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 212 words, 10/14/09
Peter Keough, Boston Phoenix: MODERATE(cg) "Despite a feeble interlinking plot and some contrived serendipity and irony, most of these tales come off as acting and screenwriting exercises."(See all of Peter Keough's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 153 words, 10/15/09
Norman Wilner, Toronto Now: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...a pleasant enough diversion, though the usual rules of the omnibus film apply... the short-film format doesn't always suit a given director's instincts."(See all of Norman Wilner's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 226 words, 11/26/09
HIGHBROW PRESS (3 Reviews)
A.O. Scott, New York Times: FAIR "...most of the New Yorkers on display here are confections, hothouse flowers planted in a soil of arch dialogue and watered with studied sprinklings of surprise."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 988 words, 10/16/09
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: WEAK "What's remarkable here is the consistency of the mediocrity, the uniform fraudulence of the minipremises, the reliable awkwardness..."(See all of Joe Morgenstern's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 284 words, 10/16/09
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: MODERATE "A few of the movie morsels prove delicious... a few of them seem half-baked; and most are never quite enough to completely satisfy, a case of story interruptus..."(See all of Betsy Sharkey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 838 words, 10/16/09
MOVIE INDUSTRY (5 Reviews)
Jay Weissberg, Daily Variety: WEAK "...formulaic, hobbled by weak dialogue and absent any sense of texture. The city itself comes off characterless and blandly gentrified..."(See all of Jay Weissberg's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 1,441 words, 10/01/09
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times: MODERATE "A few of the movie morsels prove delicious... a few of them seem half-baked; and most are never quite enough to completely satisfy, a case of story interruptus..."(See all of Betsy Sharkey's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 838 words, 10/16/09
A.O. Scott, New York Times: FAIR "...most of the New Yorkers on display here are confections, hothouse flowers planted in a soil of arch dialogue and watered with studied sprinklings of surprise."(See all of A.O. Scott's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 988 words, 10/16/09
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: WEAK "What's remarkable here is the consistency of the mediocrity, the uniform fraudulence of the minipremises, the reliable awkwardness..."(See all of Joe Morgenstern's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 284 words, 10/16/09
17.5 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
New York, I Love You's reviews are separated by an average 17.5 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.
New York, I Love You (32 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:New York, I Love You's reviews cover 66.3% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 15,296 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 478 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
New York, I Love You Coverage, Volume & Length (32 Reviews, reviews below)
Reviews Broke 25.9 Hours After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
New York, I Love You's reviews on average broke 25.9 hours after 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 New York, I Love You's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
New York, I Love You (32 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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