Two Days in Paris got away with it but this struggles. For one thing it's stuck in a locale - New York City - so there's less of a fish out of water, and less movement. The idea of annoying family coming to visit is okay if old but all the scenes seem strained and forced. Maybe Julie Delpy's family really is like that but none of it seemed real.
There are too many "bits" - Vincent Gallo's cameo, Chris Rock talking to a cut out of Barak Obama (NB this was funny though) - and gags repeated (eg selling soul), and too many moments are overly broad and silly. Delpy and Chris Rock don't have much charisma, there is precious little look at New York and it's just annoying.
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