Where have all the New York cab drivers gone? They all seemed peopled by Asians now. New York denizens seem unrecognisable until final swan song piece, featuring Eli Wallach and Cloris Leachman in Joshua Marsden's sweet section.
The only other out-and-out hit is Brett Ratner's piece, about a student who takes a girl in a wheelchair to the prom, written by Jeff Nathanson, with James Caan, Anton Yelchin, and Olivia Thirlby (shot by Pawel Edelman).
A really mixed bag without any standout successes, the above perhaps the exceptions; so a disappointment after Paris Je T'Aime, which had many more famous names attached behind the scenes - this could have done with episodes from Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese, David Simon etc.
Chinese Wen Jiang directs watchable episode of thief vs. thief, with Andy Garcia, Hayden Chistensen and Rachel Bilsom, shot in a beautifully saturated colour by Ping Bin Lee.
One segment features the great Drea di Matteo and Bradley Cooper - but nothing much happens.
Strange story with Julie Christie and John Hurt, written by Anthony Minghella, is puzzling.
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