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The Five-Year Engagement

6 Ratings: 3.2

A movie directed by Nicholas Stoller

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Director: Nicholas Stoller

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review by MichaelN. March 11

posted in Movie Hype

A Virtually Unknown Gem

I just happened to catch this one on cable the other day. Jason Segel and Emily Blunt meet at New Year's Eve party. She is dressed as Princess Diana and he in a Bunny costume. The two hit it off and then in a very 'awkward" moment they propose to each other. They then go to plan their wedding. Segel is a chef at a top San Francisco restaurant and on the verge of being named head chef. Blunt is a Brit with a large family in … more

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review by Chris_Pandolfi. May 02, 2012

posted in Movie Hype

It's a Long Wait, but the Film Seems Even Longer

Star Rating: I have no idea if five years is too long a time to be engaged, but I do know that, at 124 minutes, The Five-Year Engagement is too long a film. It’s not so much that it’s bogged down by superfluous subplots or an overabundance of characters. It does, however, suffer from a lack of reasonable pacing. Many scenes feel unnecessarily extended; I have no way of knowing if any of the dialogue was actually improvised, but certain passages do … more

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review by 2_TwoJewsOnFilm. April 26, 2012

posted in Movie Hype

'The Five Year Engagement' 'Two Jews On Film' Agree - It Was Four Years Too Long

By Joan Alperin Schwartz Unlike John, the other half of the 'Two Jews On Film, it doesn't take a lot for me to enjoy a film...Basically, I want to care about the characters and their story. And this brings me to my problem with...'The Five Year Engagement', directed by Nicholas Stoller ('Get Him To The Greek') I just didn't care. Not only didn't I care about … more

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review by BlackSheep. April 28, 2012

posted in Movie Hype

Engaging and Funny?

THE FIVE-YEAR ENGAGEMENT Written by Jason Segel and Nicholas Stoller Directed by Nicholas Stoller Starring Jason Segel, Emily Blunt, Chris Pratt and Alison Brie Susie Barnes: You know I don’t believe in kids and marriage and shit but when I see the two of you together, I get what the whole situation is about. A comedy called THE FIVE-YEAR ENGAGEMENT promises a cute couple who will inevitably run into a number of obstacles on their way to the alter. You half expect disasters … more

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