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I Give It a Year

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United Kingdom, France · 2013
Rated R · 1h 37m
Director Dan Mazer
Starring Rafe Spall, Rose Byrne, Anna Faris, Jason Flemyng
Genre Comedy, Romance

After a quick courtship, two lovers hastily decide to tie the knot. As their first year of marriage unfolds, temptation and incompatibility put their relationship in jeopardy.

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60

Total Film by

In a film with obvious ambition, though, it’s a shame that it resorts to formula so quickly.

50

Slant Magazine by Andrew Schenker

Much of the film's attempted laughs come from the comedy-of-discomfort school, with an endless array of situations that milk awkwardness to a degree that makes these scenes far more unpleasant than humorous to watch.

25

The Playlist by Drew Taylor

I Give It a Year groans on, with unmemorable scene after unmemorable scene, each one more contingent on coincidence and happenstance than by the actual, gear-filled mechanics of drama or comedy.

70

Variety by Leslie Felperin

If the emotional mathematics don’t quite add up, enough diversion is provided by pic’s broader comic setpieces to paper over the cracks.

50

The Dissolve by Noel Murray

The default middle ground between true-to-life and wacky in I Give It A Year turns out to be a place of dreary artificiality.

60

Empire by Olly Richards

The jokes are strong and delivered by a very talented cast, but the heart isn’t there. It’s easy to laugh, but hard to care.

60

The Guardian by Peter Bradshaw

The result is funny and plausible, with a fair bit of newly modish Bridesmaidsy bad taste, though I kept getting the sense that the romcom template meant Mazer couldn't really let rip with pure comedy pessimism and cynicism in the way he might have liked.

75

Film.com by William Goss

The beats and trappings are all standard-issue, but the gags are funny enough, often enough, to offset such routine proceedings.

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