Amidst the bustling and chaotic city of New York, certain characters and their anecdotes can be missed. These are a few of the stories of drama and love that can sometimes be overlooked in a city of mayhem, anger, and selfishness.
From the producer of Paris, Je T’aime comes New York, I Love You, a collection of small stories of the pick-ups, break-ups, chase-ups, and hiccups that are so very often overlooked in this day and age of hustle and bustle. I hired this mainly for the cast line up that it has. It has EVERYONE in it. I did expect that it would be very much like Paris, Je T’aime, which I didn’t mind, but didn’t overly think wonderful either. I don’t know, it could be the jagged changing of stories or it could be that some of them just became strange. I will say though, that these films, Paris, Je T’aime and New York, I Love You are very interesting and different films.
There are thousands and thousands of people that make up the population of New York and amidst the hustle and bustle of the city, some stories of drama, romance, sadness, and simpleness can be easily lost. This film is just a sampling of the many stories of break-ups, pick-ups, shake-ups, and hiccups that cover the streets of this bustling and chaotic city. Every moment, a new story begins.
As I mentioned before, I hired this movie because it had a million familiar names featured on the cover. Bradley Cooper, Justin Bartha, Hayden Christiansen, Andy Garcia, Rachel Bilson, Natalie Portman, Irrfan Khan, Emilie Ohana, Orlando Bloom, Christina Ricci, Maggie Q, Ethan Hawke, Anton Elchin, James Caan, Olivia Thirlby, Drea De Matteo, Julie Christie, John Hurt, Shia LeBeouf, Ugur Yucel, Taylor Geare, Carlos Acost, Shu Qi, Chris Cooper, Robin Wright Penn, and Cloris Leachman. See? A line up of some greats! Together, these people create a kaleidoscope of the random and surprising human connections that set a somewhat relaxed pace in a big and bustling city. The movie had a wonderful soundtrack I will say, very eclectic. It is not to be confused with a Love Actually or He’s Just Not That Into You or Valentine’s Day because many of the stories don’t link together in some subtle way. Some of them do, but most of them don’t. So let’s get over that barrier before the decision to hire the movie is made. The best way to describe this movie is random, spontaneous, and impulsive, though all these words really mean the same thing. It focuses on the small and almost insignificant moments where someone has a conversation with a complete stranger or when you bump into someone on the street and neither of you apologise, just stare at one another for a moment. Completely filled with smart, funny, heart-warming, and heart-breaking stories, New York, I Love You is an interesting and different sort of romantic drama that is neither gripping nor boring. You really just sit there staring neither enthralled nor repulsed. It’s just there.
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