
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 Sto... (Full plot summary below)
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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?
Leave your thoughts about The Five-Year Engagement.
| Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsAs in last year's "Bridesmaids," an authentic, dimensional human element animates the jokes and the characters with whom we spend a couple of highly satisfying hours. |
| One Guy's OpinionFrank SwietekCrude, disjointed, overextended and only sporadically funny. |
| JoBlo's Movie EmporiumChris BumbrayPitch-perfect chemistry between Segel and Blunt, along with a superb supporting cast makes FIVE YEAR ENGAGEMENT a strong follow-up to Apatow's BRIDESMAIDS. |
| DeadspinWill LeitchProbably should have just focused on the Chris Pratt and Alison Brie characters. |
| MSN MoviesGlenn KennyThis is the smartest, most likable such film I've seen in years, even if you might think it does need to have its mouth washed out with soap. |
| Hollywood & FineMarshall FineHas more big laughs than any comedy this year. While the bar has been set low so far, this film raises it considerably. |
| Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)Greg MakiTopping two hours, the movie runs a little long, which is typical of Judd Apatow productions. But there are many laughs to be had, and it's worth sticking it out until the end. |
| IGN DVDR.L. ShafferA bit overlong, with a surprisingly moody middle act, but writer/actor Jason Segel and director/co-writer Nicholas Stoller continue to perfectly balance the laughs with the drama. |
| IGN DVDR. L. ShafferA bit overlong, with a surprisingly moody middle act, but writer/actor Jason Segel and director/co-writer Nicholas Stoller continue to perfectly balance the laughs with the drama. |
| Cinemalogue.comTodd JorgensonThe film is elongated by an abundance of tangents and contrivances that not only compromise the promising set-up, but also drown out most of the charm generated by its two leads. |