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Guy’s almost review...

The second edition to “Paris je t’aime”. This time they collected a bunch of “younger” directors to contribute, one of those happen to be Natalie Portman, more on that later.

I’m not gonna go into every little short that made it into the movie even though I should. I guess I’m too lazy. I’ll just tell you about the ones that I liked. First one, the one starring Ethan Hawke, Maggie Q, Chris Cooper and Robin Wright Penn- pretty good cast? Probably the best cast, too, and they delivered. This short is about one couple (Cooper and Penn) trying to rekindle their love with some role-playing (outside of the bedroom) and another couple (Hawke and Q) that meet for the first time on the street. The man meeting the woman on the street is charming and has every line in the book. When he finally closes the deal he finds out that the woman is a prostitute, a great twist and very funny.

The other short that I liked was with Shia LeBeouf and John Hurt. LeBeouf plays a weird crippled character that throws himself out of a window... yeah, out of a window. Intrigued?

P.S Natalie Portman’s short sucked.

Guy’s Raing: I don’t know if it’s worth watching to be honest.

Girl's scattered thoughts...

I saw this movie a couple days ago now and I'm having a hard time recollecting every short. I'll judge each one individually, as I remember them:

The first one, I believe, was with Hayden Christensen and his co-star in Jumper, the girl from the OC. It was alright. Definitely a good starting point for a film if all the shorts are to improve from there... expect that wasn't the case here.

The next one, which I didn't even remember without the help of the ol' internet, was with Natalie Portman and some Indian guy. They are in love, but because of their cultural differences (Portman plays a jew), they can't get married. Too bad, so sad, but definitely didn't touch this stone heart. Thumbs down.

Numero tres: Orlando Bloom. Bah!

Four was good. This is the one that Guy liked above, with Ethan Hawke, Chris Cooper and some women I don't know. The twists are a bit gimmicky, but I did not care much while watching it. With the past three shorts more disappointing than the last, this was a breath of fresh air into the whole movie.

Number five was even better, though. A step in the right direction! This was starring the Russian guy in the new Star Trek, Blake Lively from Gossip Girl and directed by the guy who made Rush Hour. What a mix! This short was humorous, awkward, and had a compact plot easily fit into the short. The director and writer didn't over stretch their time or characters, and although they used a bit of narration, it wasn't annoying.

Bradley Cooper seems to be popping up everywhere right now, and he was actually fairly good in the sixth short. I almost enjoyed this one the most, as it was about two people who had met over a few too many drinks, had a good time, and ended up having sex with other. As they head towards a second encounter, we listen into their thoughts about the whole experience, their guilt, their doubts, their pleasures. It's very true to how one feels after a one night stand that went amazingly well, but you aren't quite sure about where it could go, of if it should go there, or what you are doing... Watch this short. It explains it better than I.

Short seven is the one Guy mentioned with Shia LaBeuof jumping out of a window. This one left me looking like a question mark. Not my cup of tea.

And then there was Natalie's directorial debut, which failed miserably at everything except making all the other shorts look great!

The last two shorts were good, too. Nine involves a painter whose inspiration is a shy asian girl who works at a tea shop. He finds her gorgeous, but ends up drinking himself to death when he can't have enough of her. Ten concerns an elderly couple on their anniversary, 63 years together or some crazy number like that. It's a cute way to cap off the shorts, and definitely made Guy and I share one of those "touching" moments.

Still, even with the moments of greatness in these shorts, there were too many other moments... Like shitty moments that makes you want to turn the movie off and watch something else.

Girl's Rating: Ditch Portman and you have a great movie!