The Five-Year Engagement (2012) [2/50]

Language: English

Cast: Jason Segel, Emily Blunt, Chris Pratt, Alison Brie

    
Story: This is a Romcom, a classic feel good have a laugh movie.

The story revolves around a couple who get engaged but aren’t able to tie the knot due to unforeseen circumstances that keep postponing the date for ½ a decade. The twist and turns in their lives while they try to make the relationship work forms the crux of the story.

Screenplay and direction: Direction is good but the screenplay dragged. The editing is not crisp.

Performances: Jason Segel is made for Romcoms. I can watch him in the worst of movies, he was as usual good. Emily Blunt was okay, she doesn’t evoke empathy.  The support cast does a good job. Comedian Kevin hart could be used better. Alison Brie was very good.

Interesting: Vaneeths’s date: “who are you texting?”

  Vaneetha: “I’m texting myself, I’m very drunk and I want to remember this later”

Note to self ;)

USP: Sweet, charming, time-pass, funny.

Downside: cumbersome watch, unnecessarily long, lacks the wit and humor expected from Jason Segal movies.

Verdict: The movie has its good parts and mindless humor which I would give a green light, had it not been so painfully long. So it’s a 5/10 for me.