''2 Days in New York'' is a 2012

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film co-written and directed by

Julie Delpy Julie Delpy (; born 21 December 1969) is a French-American actress, film director, screenwriter, and singer-songwriter. She studied filmmaking at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts and has directed, written, and acted in more than 30 films, includi ...

. It is a sequel to Delpy's 2007 film ''

2 Days in Paris ''2 Days in Paris'' is a 2007 romantic comedy-drama film written, produced, and directed by Julie Delpy, who also edited the film, composed the soundtrack and played the leading female role. The film also stars Adam Goldberg and Daniel Brühl. I ...

''.

Synopsis

Parisian Marion is living in New York with her son, in order to be closer to Jack, the boy's father (Marion's ex-boyfriend from ''2 Days in Paris''). She and her new boyfriend Mingus have a cozy relationship until the arrival of Marion's father, sister and sister's boyfriend, on vacation from France. The group's two days together are tested by "unwitting racism and sexual frankness", with no one left unscathed.

Cast

Chris Rock Christopher Julius Rock (born February 7, 1965) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and filmmaker. Known for his work in comic film, television and stage, he has received multiple accolades, including three Grammy Awards for best come ...

as Mingus Robinson *

as Marion * Albert Delpy as Jeannot, Marion's father *

Alexia Landeau Alexia Landeau (born February 12, 1975) is a French actress. She has appeared in films such as '' Moonlight Mile'', ''Marie Antoinette'', '' 2 Days in Paris'', and '' 2 Days in New York''. She starred in Zoe Cassavetes' '' Day Out of Days'', which ...

as Rose, Marion's sister * Alex Nahon as Manu, Rose's boyfriend * Kate Burton as Bella * Dylan Baker as Ron *

Daniel Brühl Daniel César Martín Brühl González Domingo (; born 16 June 1978) is a Spanish-German actor and filmmaker. He received his first German Film Award for Best Actor for his roles in '' Das Weisse Rauschen (The White Sound)'' (2001), ''Nichts ...

as The Fairy *

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as Elizabeth Robinson, Mingus's sister * Arthur French as Lee Robinson, Mingus's father *

Vincent Gallo Vincent Gallo (born 1961) is an American actor and director. He has had supporting roles in films such as ''Arizona Dream'' (1993), ''The House of the Spirits'' (1993), ''Palookaville'' (1995), and '' The Funeral'' (1996). His lead roles include ...

as himself (uncredited)

Release

''2 Days in New York'' premiered at the

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on 23 January 2012. The film was screened at the

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on 26 April 2012 and at the Seattle International Film Festival on 21 May 2012. ''2 Days in New York'' was released theatrically in France on 28 March 2012, in the United Kingdom on 18 May 2012, and in the United States on 10 August 2012. Following the film's Sundance premiere, distribution rights in

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n and

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were acquired by Stockholm-based NonStop Entertainment.

Reception

On the

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website

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, the film holds an approval rating of 67% based on 108 reviews, with an average rating of 6.3/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "''2 Days in New York'' breezes past its shortcomings thanks to an enjoyably madcap plot and the sweet chemistry between its well-matched stars."

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, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 61 out of 100, based on 26 critic reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". According to Steve Rose of ''

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'', "Delpy's

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Marion" is a "lovable mess of neurotic babble, intellectual uncertainty and unmanageable lies"; the film is a "delightfully eccentric comedy,...big on laughs, low on pretense, exaggerated but emotionally sincere—not least in Delpy's dealing with the death of her mother (in real life as well as in the movie). We've rarely seen comedy this smart since

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and ''

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'' left New York." '' Total Film'' Neil Smith said the film is a "haphazard meditation on

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, which hurls

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situations, oddball cameos and the odd one-liner liberally at the screen without much caring if any of them stick." Smith concludes "what it all adds up to is an anything goes take on modern relationships with a side order of broad stereotype. Expect to be amused and bemused in equal quantities and you'll be amply entertained."

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