Search results
Apatow, of course, has always prized touches of sweetness amidst overwhelming raunch, but The Five-Year Engagement is really more the other way around - touches of raunch amidst overwhelming sweetness and heart. The film opens on the one-year anniversary of the first date of Tom (Jason Segel) and Violet (Emily Blunt), an anniversary that we quickly learn will also be the night when Tom and ...
Apr 27, 2012 · Movie Review - 'The Five-Year Engagement' - A Relationship Going Nowhere, But Endearingly So Jason Segel and Emily Blunt play a couple who postpone their wedding when career pressures present ...
Apr 30, 2012 · The Five Year Engagement has its charms, but not enough of them. US Correspondent Ron Hogan thinks that a comedy shouldn’t go for longer than two hours or go longer than 30 minutes without a joke.
Despite a few hiccups, it's easy to recommend The Five-Year Engagement - especially since the film's shortcomings don't detract all that much for the overall experience. It's a bit over-stuffed, but the narrative does come full-circle and successfully balances charming comedy gags grounded in a memorable and contemporary love story.
Jun 23, 2012 · rating: 4. With his directorial offerings to date Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Get Him to the Greek Nicholas Stoller has managed to effortlessly merge larger-than-life premises and outrageous ...
Apr 25, 2012 · The new Jason Segel -co-written, Apatow-produced romantic comedy The Five-Year Engagement is an unusually pure hang-out movie. Like its protagonists, it’s in no hurry to get down to business ...
Apr 29, 2012 · TRIBECA REVIEW: The Five-Year Engagement Others enjoyed the loose take on format taken by Segel and Stoller. “I really like this film, loose flaps, protracted finale and all,” writes Michael ...
