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2 Days in Paris, striking up a hot 86 percent approval rate from infamous Rotten Tomatoes critics, follows a short stint of an eccentric couple’s stay in Paris with zany French parents of Marion (played by real-life French star Julie Delpy). Marion’s American boyfriend of two years, Jack (played by the ever animated Adam Goldberg) and she live in New york city. The couple pass through Paris on their way back from a vacation to Venice which proves unsuccessful due to the couple’s ill-fate with stomach issues while in Italy. But the trip to Paris proves to be riddled with complications as well, True Religion Outlet for to Jack, it seems that Marion is still closely attached to all of her (seemingly long list of) ex-boyfriends, while her parents are intent on making a fool of him. And with every moment that passes, Jack finds more reasons to hate a city undeservedly pegged as romantic bliss by the masses. Delpy Creates Realistic Environment What’s particularly striking about 2 Days, apart from Delpy’s deserved merit for writing, directing and starring in this endearing creation is the sheer candid telling of the story. Anyone familiar at all with French customs, Parisian lifestyles or the simple awkwardness of fumbling around a foreign environment can appreciate Delpy’s style, which doesn’t convey as a creative style at all, so much as it seems a loving attempt to document real life in a multi-cultural relationship. The silly banter that ensues both between Marion and Jack, as well as between Marion’s family becomes a personality all its own. This personified character, so often during the film, erects from the screen and whispers into viewer’s ear: this isn’t fiction at all; you are merely living the life of these characters. Julie Delpy makes her debut as writer-director in 2 Days in Paris” and co-stars with Adam Goldberg (Jack). Her father, New Balance Albert Delpy plays her French father on screen. Delpy, the lovely blonde goddess combined with the tough, tattooed New Yorker make for a fun unpredictable couple in the romantic city of Paris. What Delpy creates is an unusual cross between and Meet the Fockers and Before Sunset except directed with Parisian pizzazz. Meaning, she adds an intellectually sensual angle, of course. The couple arrives in Paris and encounters a group of Bush supporters at the airport. They are wearing tee shirts saying “Bush Cheney ‘04” When they asked Jack where the Louvre was located, Jack intentionally misdirects them to a building miles away. His reasoning was that wanted them to see something other than the Mona Lisa and get some culture in them along the way. He despises the French and the audience can tell he is quite the lefty. Delpy’s father, however, is quite another story. He’s hates pollution so his solution is to key as many cars as possible whenever he goes out. Jack’s neurotic tendencies skyrocket whenever he is around her father; everything from allergies to sudden tripping. He bears a strong resemblance to Woody Allen. When Delpy’s mother boiled rabbit for lunch, Jack was mortified. More could have been done with this scene. Instead of just quizzing Jack on literature, getting into air force one shoes politics would have been interesting conversation. The film suffers a disconnect between Americans and the French. Much is missed or rather lost. When Americans make films about Paris, such topics go unnoticed because of the inability to communicate. Regardless of world events, Delpy stays in stride and keeps her audience laughing at Parisians. No sooner have the happy couple arrived and Jack is suspicious of his lady love’s ex-boyfriends who seem to be popping up at every corner, sending text messages that he cannot read (because they are in French), and wondering if there are simply other men she just has not mentioned to him.