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The Five-Year Engagement (2012)

Emily Blunt , Jason Segel , Nicholas Stoller  |  R |  DVD
3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (404 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Emily Blunt, Jason Segel
  • Directors: Nicholas Stoller
  • Format: Color, Dolby, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
  • Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
  • Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: R (Restricted)
  • Studio: Universal
  • DVD Release Date: September 4, 2012
  • Run Time: 257 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (404 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B005LAIHE0
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #11,375 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • Learn more about "The Five-Year Engagement" on IMDb

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Planning a wedding is no easy task, and finding the perfect moment for the big occasion is nothing short of impossible, but Violet (Emily Blunt) and Tom (Jason Segel) have no idea of the challenges ahead of them when they decide to get married. This slapstick comedy plays like the art of awkward: Violet, Tom, their friends, and families all have huge propensities for saying and doing the absolutely worst, most awkward thing in any given situation. From a bungled marriage proposal to a multimedia presentation about Tom's ex-girlfriends at the couple's engagement party, and an inappropriate hookup between Violet's sister Susie (Alison Brie) and Tom's good friend Alex (Chris Pratt), the impending nuptials promise nothing but trouble for everyone but viewers in the mood to laugh. Rising chef Tom sacrifices a job he loves in San Francisco, along with the promise of swift promotion, to follow academic Violet to a teaching fellowship in Michigan. The only job Tom can find there is in a sandwich shop, and the move puts their wedding plans on hold. As Violet pursues her dreams of teaching, Tom refuses to admit how unhappy he really is, instead desperately pursuing a friendship with a fellow faculty spouse that lands him with some very odd hobbies and not much fulfillment. Eventually, the strain takes a huge toll on their relationships with one another, their friends, coworkers, and families. But one thing is certain, director Nicholas Stoller makes sure that their journey is just as funny as it is sad. The Five-Year Engagement is an irreverent comedy that takes every opportunity to go well beyond the boundaries of good taste in the quest for laughter, and that really is the main point of the film. That said, Violet and Tom do actually share a few heartfelt moments and discover some very real truths--that no one can anticipate and solve all the problems of an impending marriage before they actually take the plunge, and there is absolutely no "perfect time" to get married. Of course, those moments of truth are arrived at by a winding path of awkward conversations, bawdy humor, ridiculous situations, and childish behavior that will keep viewers laughing out loud for pretty much the entire film. --Tami Horiuchi

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The director and writer/star of Forgetting Sarah Marshall reteam for the irreverent comedy The Five-Year Engagement. Beginning where most romantic comedies end, the new film from director Nicholas Stoller, producer Judd Apatow (Knocked Up, The 40-Year-Old Virgin) and Rodney Rothman (Get Him to the Greek) looks at what happens when an engaged couple, Jason Segel and Emily Blunt, keeps getting tripped up on the long walk down the aisle.

Customer Reviews

Had it's funny parts, but overall, not a very good movie. Prog Man  |  77 reviewers made a similar statement
This movie is way to long...the story drags on and on it could have be done in half the time! HRH Steven  |  53 reviewers made a similar statement
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
23 of 27 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
There is such a ramshackle charm to this 2012 romantic comedy that I think the term "Apatovian" seems appropriate to describe it since it most definitely feels like the same general creative team led by producer Judd Apatow that guided Knocked Up, Funny People, and Bridesmaids. All the ingredients of the successful Apatovian formula are here - likeable principal characters facing the unpredictability of life's events, the familiar challenges of maintaining relationships in a morass of doubt and temptation, the unexpected detours into graphic humor, the pool of scene-stealing comic actors, the slightly overlong running time (this one clocks in at 124 minutes). Directed by Nicholas Stoller (Forgetting Sarah Marshall), this particular one focuses on a young couple a year into their relationship - Tom Solomon, a talented sous-chef at a trendy San Francisco restaurant, and Violet Barnes, a psychology graduate student hoping to win a postdoctoral fellowship at Berkeley.

The movie opens with Tom popping the question on the bayside terrace of his restaurant and Violet responding affirmatively without hesitation. Thanks to the stars' easy charms, the characters are obviously quite compatible and in love. What happens from that point forward is less about formula and more about just life. Berkeley turns Violet down, but she eventually wins a fellowship in a two-year program at Michigan. Tom willingly gives up his much-sought-after job and moves cross-country with Violet to Ann Arbor. She thrives under the tutelage of the suspiciously charming Prof. Winton Childs amid her motley study group. Tom, on the other hand, flails mightily in trying to fit into his new surroundings, eventually landing a lowly job at a sandwich shop and turning into a grizzly-looking house-husband who takes up hobbies like deer hunting and sweater knitting.

While their dilemma doesn't represent new material to the big screen, the treatment of the subject - as co-written by Stoller and star Jason Segel - is uncommonly well handled with plenty of room for awkward moments filled with both humor and honest emotion. If the film drags, as it occasionally does in the last third, it's because they focus a little too liberally on the principals' relationships with the incidental characters. As Tom, Segel has improved considerably as a leading man since his gangly turn in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, bringing acuity to his character's increasing struggle between devotion and resentment. Emily Blunt brings a welcome softness and open awkwardness to her heretofore crystalline screen persona, and the two actors achieve a natural rapport that brings a centered relatability to their evolving characters. They are surrounded by a crack company of comic actors.

Chris Pratt (Parks & Recreation) brings goofball energy to Tom's wildly inappropriate chef colleague-turned-brother-in-law Alex, while Alison Brie (Mad Men) sports a convincing Brit accent and an off-kilter manner to her hilarious portrayal of Violet's impulsive sister Suzie. One of the film's funniest scenes involves Violet and Suzie having a tense discussion while speaking in the voices of Elmo and Cookie Monster in order to avoid alarming Suzie's daughter. As Childs, Rhys Ifans (Notting Hill) brings the right level of smarminess to his erudite professor, while Mindy Kaling, Kevin Hart, and Randall Park play Violet's fellow PhD candidates with sharp jabs of humor. In a few memorably funny scenes, Brian Posehn plays the oddball sandwich shop owner and Chris Parnell is Tom's too-comfortable fellow house-husband. The movie wraps up on a somewhat pat note rather quickly, but it maintains its goodwill to the very last.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars Funny & enjoyable film February 4, 2013
By Rick H
Format:DVD
Can't believe this movie only averages 3 stars. I'm not much of a "rom-com" guy but my wife & I both enjoyed this film that has really good performances by all involved and found it to be LOL funny all the way through. I did feel it was a little longer than it probably could have been but that's my only nitpick. Jason Siegel, Emily Blunt and the lesser known supporting actors (Dakota Johnson, Kevin Hart among them) were all great in this. Highly recommended if you want to enjoy a good "date movie".
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars The Long And Winding Road January 24, 2013
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Violet (Emily Blunt) and Tom (Fason SEgel) are always postponing their marriage because other seemingly more important things have come up.

Violet gets an opportunity to do post doctorate for two years. Tom gives up a promotion and they both move from San Francisco to Michigan. Violet does very well, her professor Winton (Rhys Ifans) extends her contract while Tom languishes at a sandwich bar and hunts deer for kicks.

Along the way, Tom's best friend Alex (Chris Platt) and Violet's sister Susie (Alison Brie) get married and have kids. Their respective grandparents die. Tom and Violet moves apart and see other people.

Well, the five years here is quite a long time, and I actually got the impression the longer film English Patient was shorter.

I just thought that the characters should have realised right from the start that it is possible to balance career, marriage and kids all at the same time. They and the viewers have to take a long and winding journey to realise this. But everyone is entitled to make their own choices and live as they see fit.

Some funny moments save the movie - such as the nymphomaniac and hyper bunny Audrey (Dakota Johnson). I was also tickled pink by Tom's foul mouthed mom. In the spirit of Farrelly brothers, there's a really weird bearded man and his verbal faux pas.

Don't watch this if you are in a rush, the Five Year Engagement is best viewed on a lazy afternoon.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
2.0 out of 5 stars I Think I Aged Five Years During This
Long story short: Tom (Jason Segel; Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Jeff Who Lives At Home) and Violet (gorgeous Emily Blunt; The Devil Wears Prada, The Wolfman) are an engaged couple... Read more
Published 2 hours ago by Mike Sanders
4.0 out of 5 stars Better Than Expected
This is a quirky romance that guys and girls may like equally. Life seems simple and straightforward for this engaged San Francisco chef until his fiancee gets the opportunity of... Read more
Published 6 days ago by mr. critic
5.0 out of 5 stars my wifes movie.
My wife said it was a great movie so I wanted to rate it based of what she had to say and what she told me. While she was watching this, I was playing video games. Read more
Published 21 days ago by Adam Rutledge
2.0 out of 5 stars Alright, already...
I wanted to like this film. I'm a total fan of rom-coms. But.... The Five Year Engagement... felt like it. And more. Read more
Published 23 days ago by Cooperboo
1.0 out of 5 stars Barf
This made my eyes and my ears bleed. Just painful to watch. Felt the story was just all over the place. Bored.
Published 23 days ago by Scott Foster
4.0 out of 5 stars Good movie. Very enjoyable and entertaining
Good movie. Good cast. Overall enjoyable film and worth watching. Acting is enjoyable and storyline as well. Good chick flick
Published 29 days ago by Laura S.
4.0 out of 5 stars I thought this movie was under rated
I probably am a little biased since I love every actor in this movie so much from other roles they have done, but I really liked this movie and thought it was very under rated. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Nate
5.0 out of 5 stars A Surprise!
I loved this movie! I really didn't hear much about it but I'm so glad I watched it. Funny, sweet, and creative. Definitely worth the time to watch it! Read more
Published 1 month ago by N. Taylor
4.0 out of 5 stars Actors
The actors were very good. The story was more drama than comedy. Or a more serious comedy. We enjoy Jason Segel however and thus enjoyed the movie.
Published 1 month ago by Spenjm
2.0 out of 5 stars Not funny
I love both Blunt and Segel, and the funny trailers made me excited to see a fun (and not cheesy!) romantic comedy. But the movie was such a big let-down. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Erin
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