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Title: The Five-Year Engagement (2012)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Jason Segel | ... | Tom Solomon | |
| Emily Blunt | ... | Violet Barnes | |
| Chris Pratt | ... | Alex Eilhauer | |
| Alison Brie | ... | Suzie Barnes-Eilhauer | |
| Lauren Weedman | ... | Chef Sally | |
| Mimi Kennedy | ... | Carol Solomon | |
| David Paymer | ... | Pete Solomon | |
| Jacki Weaver | ... | Sylvia Dickerson-Barnes | |
| Jim Piddock | ... | George Barnes | |
| Adam Campbell | ... | Gideon | |
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Eric Scott Cooper | ... | B&B Manager |
| Dakota Johnson | ... | Audrey | |
| Jane Carr | ... | Grandma Katherine | |
| Clement von Franckenstein | ... | Grandpa Baba | |
| Michael Ensign | ... | Grandpa Harold | |
In San Francisco, after a year's relationship, Tom proposes to Violet; she accepts. She's an experimental psychologist, hoping for a post-doc at Cal. He's a sous chef who runs the kitchen when the chef is away. When Cal falls through and she gets an offer in Ann Arbor, Tom agrees to support the move, turning down a job as chef at a new restaurant. The move requires postponing the wedding. At Michigan, Violet is in her element, but Tom is underemployed and frustrated; he's Stoic for a while, but when two years in Michigan become four, Tom's frustrations boil over, and on the eve of yet another wedding date, they must make a choice. Is there any other alternative? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
I went into this film with low expectations. Very rarely do I actually take the time to watch romantic comedies but this one had such an excellent cast that I decided to give it a try. So glad I did. This film is fantastic. It knows when to be smart and it knows when to be serious, and both of these things it pulls off perfectly.
Probably the thing that surprised me the most about this film was the fantastic chemistry between Jason Segal and Emily Blunt. I never would have guessed that they could work so well with each other! Chris Pratt and Alison Brie are also great together. In fact, the whole cast is great. It was very refreshing to see Kevin Hart in a smaller role in which it didn't feel like he was trying the steal the entire scene.
The only reason that I took two stars off my review is because I did feel at times that the pacing was a little bit off. Some of the scenes probably could have been tightened up a bit to make them that much more effective and there may have been a few short scenes that weren't really needed. This is my only real complaint about the film.
Overall, I highly recommend this movie. Though it is quite long for a comedy, it's also totally worth it. "The Five-Year Engagement" has a lot of charm to it and also has a very interesting metaphor tied into the plot. The film has a great story, a great cast, and should make for a great date night movie!