The Five-Year Engagement

[Bourne101]

Directed by Nicholas Stoller

Written by Jason Segel and Nicolas Stoller

Genre: Comedy

Plot Outline: One year after meeting, Tom proposes to his girlfriend, Violet, but unexpected events keep tripping them up as they look to walk down the aisle together.

Starring: Jason Segel, Emily Blunt, Chris Pratt, Jacki Weaver

Rated R for sexual content, and language throughout

Runtime: 124 minutes

This is an occasionally funny, quite entertaining and easily digestible movie that I can see myself watching on cable when I come across it while flipping through the channels some day. Segel and Blunt also have terrific chemistry. However, this movie could easily cut 25-30 minutes of runtime to make for a much tighter and funnier film. The movie has some big laughs, but because there are quite a few random and unfunny scenes that drag on, I wasn't laughing as frequently as I would have liked. Another week or two in the editing room and this thing could be an 8/10. As it stands, it's about a 7.

[Lazy Boy]

All I have to say: Cookie Monster and Elmo. That was GREAT. Best scene in the film. Plenty of laughs here and there (thanks to Chris Pratt and Alison Brie), but boy did this thing drag. Was it really necessary to include a stale donut metaphor to really hammer home the message of the movie? It also applies to the film. Funny but quickly loses flavor after about the fifth hour. There's also that kinda whiny, male chauvinism lurking in the background (it IS an Apatow production, after all). I mean, how a man must suffer for his woman who, gasp, desires a college degree??? At least he's getting sooooo laid, amiright?

6/10

[Bourne101]

Originally Posted by Lazy Boy

All I have to say: Cookie Monster and Elmo.

That scene killed me.

"C is for condom!"

Originally Posted by Lazy Boy

Plenty of laughs here and there (thanks to Chris Pratt and Alison Brie), but boy did this thing drag. Was it really necessary to include a stale donut metaphor to really hammer home the message of the movie? It also applies to the film. Funny but quickly loses flavor after about the fifth hour. There's also that kinda whiny, male chauvinism lurking in the background (it IS an Apatow production, after all). I mean, how a man must suffer for his woman who, gasp, desires a college degree??? At least he's getting sooooo laid, amiright?

Yeah, totally agree.

[Reckoner]

Forgetting Sarah Marshall is still my favorite movie from the Apatow crew, so another Segel/Stoller collaboration definitely has my interest. And Allison Brie with an English accent? Yes please.

[ThunderStorm]

Just saw this tonight and I thought it was pretty long. It could've been edited a little better because it did seem to drag on a little bit. I still thought it was pretty funny though and it was a good time. 7/10

[Roy Batty]

Caught this with my girlfriend Friday and I must say, they could have cut at least 30-40 mins. off of this thing. The whole third act where both characters are off with their new partner just seemed forced and unnecessary, and, I felt Ifans' character was forced to turn out to be a dick just for 'happy ending' purposes. Finally, I felt like Segel's character was annoying a majority of the movie. And, like many have said, Forgetting Sarah Marshall is by far my favorite mash-up of these guys.

[anakinsrise]

Where should we have the reception? Who will we invite? What kind of cake should we serve? These are some questions that might keep a couple up at night when planning a wedding.The happy couple Tom Solomon (Jason Segel), a sous chef at a fancy restaurant, and Violet Barnes (Emily Blunt), a psychology major in The Five-Year Engagement are plagued by the question When will we actually be able to get married?
Segel and Blunt have great chemistry and we watch them comically go through various unforseen occurences that prevent them from reaching the altar.Segel truly stands out when he enters depressed wilderness man mode.
As the film enters its last half hour i started to feel every drawn out minute and i started to think about scenes that could have been cut to give the film a better pace.
Funny film but at least twenty minutes could have been cut to make it more of an enjoyable romp.
Scale of 1-10 a 7½

[P1NSTR1PEZ]

Typical. Predictable, and even with four very strong leads, the film couldn't be saved.

Chris Pratt and Alison Brie steal the show, while Blunt seems to be wasting her talents here. Way too long and drawn out, with a handful of laugh out loud scenes.

Full Review - http://bit.ly/Ipy1lN

[The_Soloist]

I saw the film yesterday and thought it was really funny, touching, and true to life, but it could have been trimmed down just a bit to make it a tighter film. But I'm not complaining. I enjoyed the hell out of it and thought the cast did a great job.

My favorite scenes were the Elmo and Cookie Monster conversation and when Alex was displaying all of Tom's old ex-girlfriends with the music of "We didn't start the fire" by Billy Joel.

I'd give the movie a 7 or a 8 out of 10.