2 Days in Paris
Samuel Goldwyn Films | Release Date: August 10, 2007 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
67
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 30 Critic Reviews
Positive:
27
Mixed:
3
Negative:
0
Watch Now
Stream On
Stream On
Buy on
Stream On
Stream On
Stream On
Stream On
Expand

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
The New York TimesStephen Holden
Audacious as it is, the movie is also a little scary. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesCarina Chocano
2 Days in Paris is pure Julie Delpy, figuratively and otherwise. Since first becoming known to American audiences in the early '90s, she's revealed herself to be an artist of sundry and unexpected talents, with a distinctive voice and point of view. Read full review
80
EmpireLiz Beardsworth
Quirky, fresh and sharply intelligent. A promising debut for director Delpy, both thought-provoking and painfully funny. Read full review
75
Christian Science MonitorPeter Rainer
Much of the nattery byplay seems improvised, and the results are very hit and miss – inspired contretemps alternate with gabfests that seem to go on forever. Read full review
75
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Weighty and downbeat though that sounds, Delpy's film is delightfully light, especially when it's parsing the infinite variety of horrible French cabbies. Read full review
75
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
Delpy wrote the dialogue that gives the film its forward thrust, and "2 Days" is a wonderful first feature. Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubTasha Robinson
For all the verbal jokery, it's more tragedy than farce. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
A smart film with an edge to it. Read full review
75
Portland OregonianMarc Mohan
The bickering lovers are generally likable, as are her quintessentially and hilariously Gallic parents (played by Delpy's real mom and dad). Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
Perhaps the most promising thing in 2 Days in Paris is that Delpy shows that she can direct herself. Read full review
75
Baltimore SunMichael Sragow
The movie doesn't add up to much, but it's an effervescent expression of an odd brute-hummingbird sensibility. Read full review
75
Miami HeraldConnie Ogle
Amusingly raunchy. Read full review
70
Village VoiceJim Ridley
Delpy shows Linklater's influence in her willingness to let actors work and walk at length, and she has an unusually playful style for an actor turned filmmaker. Read full review
70
SalonAndrew O'Hehir
Delpy's writing is sharply observed and often hilarious, and her own performance as the perennially enraged Marion -- whom she says was inspired by Robert De Niro's Jake LaMotta in "Raging Bull" -- is one of her most memorable. Read full review
70
SlateDana Stevens
2 Days in Paris doesn't quite meet the "Before Sunset" standard of intricate, subtle dialogue and sharp psychological insight--then again, neither do many movies this side of Eric Rohmer. That this one is even bearable is a surprise; that it's occasionally insightful and hilarious is a treat. Read full review
70
TimeRichard Schickel
This anti romantic and anti-comic -- it's not as funny as Delpy seems to think it is -- movie may appeal to the dark side of your immune system. Read full review
70
Washington PostDesson Thomson
There is enough "hit" material to make this fun. Delpy is such an infectiously appealing personality, she almost wills this movie to work. Read full review
70
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
Among the many offhand virtues of Julie Delpy's first feature as solo writer-director is the fact that she's as attentive to French foibles as American ones. Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Delpy wrote and directed this study of a relationship heading (it would seem) for the rocks. She stages it with a funny and diverting improv-y flow. Read full review
67
Seattle Post-IntelligencerPaula Nechak
Before the film flails, like a balloon losing air into a terrible finale, it has the audacity to lay siege to just about every xenophobic bias possible. No one -- or country -- is safe in this comedy and for that alone it's admirable. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
Provides a smart and funny respite from most of what passes for romantic comedy these days. Read full review
63
USA TodayClaudia Puig
Delpy is clearly a gifted writer, especially of comic dialogue. But she and Goldberg don't quite work as an engaging pair. Read full review
63
New York PostKyle Smith
The movie is just a situation salad, at least until the end, when things start to pull together a bit. Read full review
63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Jennie Punter
Although she lets her flair for creating funny, sharply written, quirky scenes consume her feature directorial debut, her use of family, friends and even an ex (Goldberg) in 2 Days In Paris, gives the film a wonderfully natural, comfy feel. Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneMichael Phillips
By accident or design the film is seriously unbalanced. Read full review
63
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
Delpy's manic energy shoots through this meet-the-parents comedy like electroshock, resulting in a movie that is as acutely painful as it is acutely funny. Read full review
63
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
Here's all you really need to know in order to determine whether Julie Delpy's 2 Days in Paris is something you need to experience for yourself: Her blond hair is often all frizz, and she prefers glasses with a big black frame. She's Mia AND Woody. Read full review
60
New York Magazine (Vulture)David Edelstein
The movie should be seen with a large, responsive audience--the better to live with it in the moment instead of worrying about where it’s going. Read full review
50
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
The movie doesn't offer enough to make it interesting or even diverting. Read full review
40
The New YorkerAnthony Lane
Anyone hoping that 2 Days in Paris will revisit such peppy romance (“Annie Hall”), however, will be frustrated. There is an extra rawness here, a determination to confront and annoy. Read full review
More From This Movie

67 Critic Reviews

6.6 User Reviews

Details & Credits|Trailers

Current Movie Releases
By MetascoreBy User Score
1 81 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
2 77 Project Hail Mary
3 75 Send Help
4 73 Hoppers
5 72 The Sheep Detectives
SEE ALL
Essential Links
New on Amazon Prime Video
New on Netflix
Coming Soon to DVD/Blu-ray
SEE ALL