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for those of us who long for a fairytale kind of love, this is not a film for you.Some of the short stories were well done yet for the most part you don't care about the characters.It does not show New York as a place for love. Some of the stories were crafted well and the acting was believable but I hoped it was memorable like the Paris counterpart.You will not leave feeling that love is forever. New York is a city where fantasy meets reality. It just wasn't shown in that light. I wanted to go to Paris after the first movie. However after New York, I love You I did not want to book a trip.

Less exotic than Paris was but I loved it. Seamless, unity, innovative.It also moved me several times. Very New York for me.

In the city that never sleeps, love is always on the mind. "New York, I Love You" is the second installment in the "Cities of Love" franchise that began with the much better "Paris, je t'aime".

"New York, I Love You" is an anthology of ten short films, with each segment running between 6 to 12 minutes long. The movie's ensemble cast includes Hayden Christensen, Andy Garcia, Rachel Bilson, Natalie Portman, Blake Lively, Orlando Bloom, Christina Ricci, Maggie Q, Ethan Hawke, Chris Cooper, Robin Wright Penn, Anton Yelchin, James Caan, Bradley Cooper, Shia LaBeouf, Drea De Matteo and many others with each shooting their part in one of New York's five boroughs. Similar to the previous film, "Paris, je t'aime", the shorts presented together do not relate but all tie into the common theme of finding love.

While "New York, I Love You" isn't as good as it's predecessor, it's still a great film. One of the problems I had with it was it's sporadic unevenness. At times, the transitions between stories feel forced. I think this happened because two stories were cut from the film (one of them being directed by Scarlett Johansson). Another problem was that despite being directed by a barrage of different talents, each story's style didn't feel as wildly unique as it should of.

I enjoyed all of the segments thoroughly. Most of them had nice turnarounds and twists while others had dark moments which added a nice bittersweet touch to it.

Since "New York, I Love You" is a bunch of shorts, it's only fair to review all of them.

The darkest segment has to go to Shekhar Kapur's which stars Shia LaBeouf as a limp Russian hotel assistant and Julie Christie as the opera singer who is staying at the hotel. I can't go into why this story is so dark without spoiling anything so I'll just leave it at. But I will say that Shia gives a very moving performance.

My favorite segment goes to Brett Ratner's which stars Anton Yelchin, James Caan, Olivia Thirlby, & Blake Lively. It's about a pharmacist (James Caan) who allows a young high schooler (Anton Yelchin) to take his daughter to prom. This is the most refreshing story out of the ten.

Another great entry is Mira Nair's which stars Natalie Portman as a Chassidic woman in the Diamond District whose strictly business relationship with a Jain gem merchant (Irrfan Khan) takes a surprising turn. This was a particularly interesting story because it deals with different religions and how a person's feelings can be held back because of it.

Jiang Wen's piece deals with Ben (Hayden Christensen) a thief who pickpockets a man (Andy Garcia), only to fall for his mistress played by Rachel Bilson. The thing that really makes this story work is the scene at the bar in which Ben the thief is discovered by the man he pickpockets. They're back and forth exchange is really effective.

Yvan Attal's entry consists of two encounters, one involving fast-talking writer (Ethan Hawke) trying to pick up a girl played by Maggie Q the other featuring an intense come-on between Chris Cooper and Robin Wright Penn. There is a humorous turnaround in the first encounter that makes up for the second one's contrived nature.

Orlando Bloom plays a musician on a tight deadline in Shunji Iwai's segment. This entry was made great because of the women (Christina Ricci), that he has never seen before, who encourages him over the phone to finish his work .

Another favorite segment of mine, directed by Allen Hughes, stars Drea De Matteo as a woman who is trying to figure out why she had a one-night stand with a younger man (Bradley Cooper) and why she still wants to see him. The thing that really made this work was the narration between the two characters; basically listening to they're jumbled thoughts.

Making her directorial debut, Natalie Portman's entry is about a little girl (Taylor Geare) and her male nanny (Carlos Acosta). I thought the dialogue was very realistic between the girl and the man.

The next piece, by director Fatih Akin, works fine but felt like it could of been something bigger. It follows an artists' (Ugur Yucel) obsession with painting a young woman (Shu Qi).

The last short, which is the only one not set in Manhattan belongs to Joshua Marston. It follows a humorous Coney Island elderly couple played fantastically by pros Eli Wallach and Cloris Leachman. This entry was not only great because of the acting but because of it's theme of 'long lasting love'.

New York, I Love This Movie.

Awful movie. Left after 1/2 hour. Didn't make sense. Bizarre.

If you are expecting an American version of Paris, Je t'aime, you will be profoundly disappointed.

Where Paris, Je t'aime was thought provoking, interesting and conducive to making people want to see it again, New York, I Love You is dark, confusing and tries too hard to be deep that it loses you in it's desire to make you think.

A couple of vignettes are mildly entertaining, but that is where the fun ends. Don't see it unless you have a free movie pass and nothing else to watch.

This anthology of short films has a dazzling and eclectic mix of actors - Shia LeBoeuf, Chris Cooper, Julie Christie, James Caan, Christina Ricci and writer/directors - Allen Hughes, Shehkar Kapur, Antony Minghella that guarantee that a level of quality is maintained despite the film's occasionally uneven feel. The format of this film has been used before in 1999's London and New York's Tube Tales, although on that occasion no attempt was made to interlace the seperate stories, the common thread being the context of the tube. In New York, I Love You several of the seperate stories cross each other in a familiar style that began I think with Robert Altman's Nashville and has since been used brilliantly in films like Crash and Magnolia. This film is not in the same league as those films, the continual change of directors has a jarring effect that results in an enjoyable but disjointed film. There are so many disparate voices and creative influences at work that they can't help but end up cancelling each other out so that the sum of its parts do not add up to a cohesive and satisfactory whole.

This is not to say that the film does not have some great moments and great perfomances. Ethan Hawke is hilarious as a sexually predatorial writer, Julie Christie proves that, even at 68, you can still look stunning, Shia Laboeuf shines as a sad ghost/angel proving that there is a lot more to his bow than just playing a gung ho action hero and there are a plethora of interesting cameos from Nathalie Portman, Orlando Bloom, Robin Wright Penn, Drea de Matteo (Adriana in The Sopranos) John Hurt and Eli Wallach (congrats if you spot that one). The backdrop of New York helps to emphasise some of the themes of the stories such as a belief in the importance and power of strangers and the hope and wonder inherent in multicultural societies. In the end the film feels a lot like the experience of the city itself - overwhelming, disorientating and occasionally intoxicating.

This film felt more like a directorial art gallery than an actual story. I loved the creative imagery and contrasting styles from scene to scene. Pretty amazing when you think about the different lifestyles people lead in a metropolis like NYC. Equally as amazing, how the same city can appear distinctively unique from one director's lens to the next.

I plan on (a)visiting NYC soon & (b)watching this film again.

*My favorite scene was directed by Natalie Portman...very talented on both sides of the camera

Really, New York. A bit straight. I guess they think only straight people live in in New York City. This is all I can say about this movie. I am too disappointed to say anything more.

New York I Love You just like its predecessor (Paris Je T'aime) is a compound of various stories that reflects the different kinds and aspects of love but unlike it the rhythm is much faster and the stories much shorter. The movie offers a unique view of the city of New York with its various and different landscapes. New York, I Love You offers a first class cast, featuring such great actors like Shia LaBeouf, Natalie Portman, Ian McKellen, Hayden Christensen, Chistina Rcci and Orlando Bloom, Ethan Hawke, James Caan and Robin Wright Penn among others and some excellent writers and directors like Brett Ratner and Anthony Mingella.