New York, I Love You

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Actors: James Caan , Chris Cooper , Bradley Cooper , Hayden Christensen , Orlando Bloom , Justin Bartha , Emory Cohen , Richard Chang , Gary Cherkassky , Himad Beg , Eddie D'vir , Duane Nakia Cooper , Carlos Acosta , Aron Charach , Jeff Chena

Director: Fatih Akin

IMDB Rate: 7 out of 10 (6499 votes)

Plot Summary:New York, I Love You feels as patchy as its experimental premise. Riffing on Paris, je taime, this film comprises several segments seeking to reflect the Big Apples diversity and unlikely relationships forged through it. Ten directors had two days to shoot and one week to edit individual segments that are linked by transitions. As a result, the film has a haphazard visual aesthetic, which works to various degrees. The best segments are those that show odd characters navigating the city in unique ways. The first sequence, shot by Mira Nair, features Rifka (Natalie Portman), a Hassid buying her wedding jewels from Jain gem dealer Mansuhkhbai (Irrfan Khan). While these two at first antagonize one another, the common ground they discover is a source of great comedy. Joshua Marstons segment featuring Mitzie (Cloris Leachman) and Abe (Eli Wallach), an elderly Jewish couple squabbling their way down the street, is both endearing and a tribute to a familiar scenario. Another segment that successfully depicts New York life is director Brett Ratners, in which a nosy pharmacist, played by James Caan, recruits a trustworthy high school student (Anton Yelchin) to take his wheelchair-bound daughter (Olivia Thirlby) to the prom. Other segments feel completely random. Shekhar Kapurs mysterious piece about a concert pianist, Isabelle (Julie Christie), and her rendezvous with waiter Jacob (Shia LaBeouf), is melodramatic and doesnt channel New York enough to be apparent. Overall, New York, I Love You feels like a washed-out Woody Allen attempt in terms of clever dialogue, though each viewer may find favorite sequences in those few humorous or touching moments when the film does succeed.