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 A Rainy Day In New York  is a simple romantic comedy written by Woody Allen, and is about Gatsby Welles, played by Timothée Chalamet , a Yardley College student.  When Gatsby learns that his girlfriend, Ashleigh Enright, played by Elle Fanning, is planning to travel to Manhattan to interview a movie director for the college paper, Gatsby plans a romantic weekend with her. Both Gatsby and Ashleigh come from a well-to-do family and Gatsby really is not interested in his college education and the best part of college for him is that he met Ashleigh.  When they arrive in Manhattan, Gatsby does not tell his parents, as they are throwing a big party that he does not want to attend.  Ashleigh meets the director who  invites her to a screening of his new film.   Meanwhile Gatsby meets an old  high school friend who's shooting a movie, and agrees to participate in a kiss scene with the younger sister of his high school girlfriend. Throughout the rainy New York weekend, both Gatsby and Ashleigh have new experiences and make new discoveries.   There are parts of the movie that really don't make sense, some ridiculous lines, many that are supposed to be funny but are not and a few that make the movie unrealistic.  The best part of the movie is thinking about a rainy day in New York and the memories that these can conjure up.  May be ok for a rainy day at home.