Review of 2 Days in Paris (2007) by Richard S — 18 Sep 2009
This movie is a lot of fun, especially for americans who often feel lost in another culture that seemingly is like their own but has some fundamental differences. Delby has portrayed her character (Marion) to the hilt, while Goldberg does equal justice to his character (Jack) by finding out- while on a visit to her parents in Paris- a whole lot more about his girlfriend of 2 years- living in NYC- than he really wanted to know.
Being immersed in a situation where he's constantly talked around (and about) in rapid French has him wondering what's going on- and with good reason. Attempts to explain things or to translate what's being said for him are frequently misleading or (mostly) polite coverups; his frequent trips to his French-English dictionary are not overly helpful, either, as what's being said is frequently in colloquial French and is either untranslatable or else not in the dictionary at all.
What he clearly understands are that he's being left in the sexual dust, conversationally and otherwise. All in all a really funny movie about what few American filmmakers handle well, if at all. I'd like to see more movies as well done as this one was!
This review of 2 Days in Paris (2007) was written by Richard S on 18 Sep 2009.
2 Days in Paris has generally received positive reviews.
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