Movie Review: The Five-Year Engagement

Can you imagine an engagement lasting five years? Well, the Judd Apatow-produced and Jason Segel/Nicolas Stoller (the team that brought us Forgetting Sarah Marshall) written/directed vehicle explores that topic in this romantic comedy. While failing to meet my pretty lofty expectations due to Segel and Stoller's presence, The Five-Year Engagement is still a charming and funny movie. The chemistry between Segel and Emily Blunt alone make this film a winner. They had a very realistic romantic connection with each other and they are one of the better on-screen couples to grace the big screen recently. The film also an absolutely excellent supporting cast. The supporting cast is deep with comedic talent including Chris Pratt, Allison Brie, Kevin Hart, Brian Poeshn, Randall Park, Mindy Kaling ,and Chris Parnell with Pratt and Brie as Segel's character's best friend and Blunt's character sister who get married after their one-night stand results in a pregnancy and Park as one of Blunt's eccentric co-workers being the standouts amidst the legions of talent in this movie. Really the only problem this movie has is that it's a little bit too dramatic at times (which has been kind of a problem for Judd Apatow films and it's a little bit too long. If the dramatic mid-section wasn't as overdone and 15 minutes was cut off the run time, This could've have easily been just as good as Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Although it slightly disappointed me, This is still a solid romantic comedy with a good amount of laughs and heart.

3.5/5 Stars