I just finished watching 2 Days In Paris and must recommend you put this on your queue (or go down to the video store if you're archaic like that).
Julie Delphy, who was terrific as the titular femme in Killing Zoe, and Adam "The Hebrew Hammer" Goldberg are a couple on the last leg of their European vacation, and besides not speaking the language, Jack has to deal with a parade of Marion's exes and her family. Delphy, who wrote and directed the film, fills their interaction with laughs and clever banter, and creates an escalating set of alienating events as their relationship is tested. The beauty of the humor is truly in the discomfort Jack has trying to navigate as an outsider culturally and verbally, and his reaction and responses to Marion as she tries to bridge those gaps.
The film is smart, and while a romantic comedy, it does not ooze crappiness like some typical Kate Hudson / Drew Barrymore schlock. There is no silly attempt to reduce love or relationships into formulaic situations, and looks at the problems a couple has to deal with the to illustrate the the terms of their commitment to each other. The realistic intersect of communication and emotional turmoil sell the story, but never overpower it.
Even with the tension and underpinnings of trouble, the movie is upbeat and humorous throughout. It's one of those flicks that's subtile surprise and exactly the type of thing you'd like to watch cuddled up on the sofa with your significant other (or call girl that you have a casual friendship with). So instead of wasting a moment on celluliod shit like Fool's Gold, this will satisfy and make the notion of watching romantic comedies wasier to handle...as long as they're done as cleverly.
The film is smart, and while a romantic comedy, it does not ooze crappiness like some typical Kate Hudson / Drew Barrymore schlock. There is no silly attempt to reduce love or relationships into formulaic situations, and looks at the problems a couple has to deal with the to illustrate the the terms of their commitment to each other. The realistic intersect of communication and emotional turmoil sell the story, but never overpower it.
Even with the tension and underpinnings of trouble, the movie is upbeat and humorous throughout. It's one of those flicks that's subtile surprise and exactly the type of thing you'd like to watch cuddled up on the sofa with your significant other (or call girl that you have a casual friendship with). So instead of wasting a moment on celluliod shit like Fool's Gold, this will satisfy and make the notion of watching romantic comedies wasier to handle...as long as they're done as cleverly.
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Funny, i just saw this movie last night. I am glad i was patient thru what i thought was a very weak narrated opening. It got better. She's a talented chick, and so is her dad, the freak.
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