2 Days in New York
2012
**½
Director: Julie Delpy
Cast: Julie Delpy, Chris Rock, Albert Delpy, Alexia Landeau, Alex Nahon, Malinda Willliams, Dylan Baker, Kate Burton, Vincent Gallo
A few years have passed since those 2 Days in Paris. Marion's mother has died, and her father, sister, and her uninvited boyfriend pay a return visit to New York City. Marion now lives with Mingus (a radio DJ/journalist played by Chris Rock), and they both have a child from their previous relationships. The second film is a disappointingly scattershot collection of humorous vignettes, with very little substance to tie them together. The only worthy observation the comedy makes is that Marion is a different person around her family than she is around Mingus, but Delpy does not explore the subject. Marion's family, who were loveably eccentric when we first met them, are now irritably obnoxious. There are still plenty of funny moments, though, but way too many scenes worthy of a facepalm.
