Like most romantic comedies, it's not hard to figure out what's going to happen, but the joys come in how it gets to its inevitable destination.
Most romantic comedies follow a safe pattern that is easily recognizable to the core audience who doesn't want to think and just wants to escape.
It's essentially a series of familiar scenes —
as most romantic comedies are — but that it somehow seems fresh until late in the final act is a nice surprise.
Beginning where
most romantic comedies end, a look at what happens when an engaged couple, Violet and Tom, keeps getting tripped up on the long walk down the aisle and the strain it puts on their relationship.
Beginning where
most romantic comedies usually end, you can't fault «The Five - Year Engagement» for trying to deliver a fresh take on the genre, but although it boasts some really funny moments, like most Judd Apatow productions, the movie doesn't know when enough is enough.
Directed by Jim Burrows (Partners), who also directed episodes of «Laverne and Shirley» with Penny Marshall, this is a small television movie that has more wit, charm and grace than
most romantic comedies made today.
The comedy portion was not funny at all, I never laughed or found it amusing, but then again I
despise most romantic comedies, so I expected not to find t funny.
It's so hard to see ourselves
in most romantic comedy characters, but it's easy to picture checking your ex's social media feeds obsessively or casually walking by your ex-wife's house every night just to see what's up.
A charming and observant tone helps lift this
above most romantic comedies, at least until the formula kicks in during the final rather contrived act.
Underrated Friends With Kids While it's true that
most romantic comedies merely make minor tweaks to a rusted - out formula, it's also true that many critics approach rom - coms with a sense of eye - rolling obligation, while solidly unspectacular movies like Lockout get praised to the skies.
When: March 22nd Why: Despite its sitcomy premise, «Admission» has one thing going for it that
most romantic comedies don't: Tina Fey and Paul Rudd.
Like most romantic comedies, the movie sets up marriage as the goalpost, but everything becomes an obstacle to the union of Tom Solomon (Jason Segel) and Violet Barnes (Emily Blunt), a thirtyish couple living in San Francisco.
Unlike most romantic comedies, the film actually shows that relationships are something you have to work at, which does make it a refreshing change of pace from the usual custom of most of the troubles happening before they truly end up together.
Beginning where
most romantic comedies end, The Five - Year Engagement charts the ups and downs of an engaged couple (Jason Segel & Emily Blunt) who keep getting tripped up on the long walk down the aisle.
There is a confidence with Jamie that is different than
most romantic comedies.
Most romantic comedies have this heightened sense of reality that always feels artificial and scripted whereas this film makes the audience feel like they're watching their best friends struggle with relationship issues.