"Not even the comedy skills of Jones can save this film from being a boring romantic comedy that is telling too much stories that I did not feel emotionally invested on the centre relationship"
Sometimes in film we get to see relationships begin and end and this film is an example of these type of films but like most romantic comedies it is boring to watch especially with characters like these. The film is about Celeste Martin (Rashida Jones) and Jesse Abrams (Andy Samberg) who after being married at the start of film till the end are going through the hard time that is a divorce. During this period they stay best friends until the time when they have to move on and date. Of course Celeste struggles with Jesse moving on while she has to deal with her own work problems which include her gay best friend and a pop star she does not like.
The film suffers from some of the clique moments that happen in a story like this but that is not even the worst thing about the film. If they film mostly focused on the key relationship maybe I would have enjoyed the film more but of course some other plot lines such as an annoying new untalented pop star and a best friend's wedding. The development of the film is fine just because the main actors are charming through the chemistry they have. The film does take a risk in the way it ends because most films like this would somehow find a way in the find to change everything letting the mains get back together but in the end of this film the decision to let them separate was different and the only real positive thing I can say about the film.
Rashida Jones playing Celeste and she plays her usual character persona that she has been using for some time and even when it is a delightful character I wanted to see her do something different because I do like her as an actress. Also Jones was the co writer so I can only blame her for writing this character that is so similar to most performances she gives. Andy Samberg plays Jesse he just for me does not have much presence on screen and even when he tries his comedy I was not laughing at his jokes but rolling my eyes. Especially when most of his dramatic scenes are with Jones he just has no talent and made the film even worse then it could have been. All the supporting players are just on screen for these two mains but sometimes in one scene they can be better. Some of those actors are Chris Messina, Elijah Wood and Will McCormack in their small roles.
The film is not good and trying to make me care for characters in this situation I would usually feel happy for them. The writing is bad and some of the acting is not funny when it try's to be. I would not recommend watching no matter how much you like the actors or romantic comedies.
MOVIE GRADE: D- (MVP: Rashida Jones)
Sometimes in film we get to see relationships begin and end and this film is an example of these type of films but like most romantic comedies it is boring to watch especially with characters like these. The film is about Celeste Martin (Rashida Jones) and Jesse Abrams (Andy Samberg) who after being married at the start of film till the end are going through the hard time that is a divorce. During this period they stay best friends until the time when they have to move on and date. Of course Celeste struggles with Jesse moving on while she has to deal with her own work problems which include her gay best friend and a pop star she does not like.
The film suffers from some of the clique moments that happen in a story like this but that is not even the worst thing about the film. If they film mostly focused on the key relationship maybe I would have enjoyed the film more but of course some other plot lines such as an annoying new untalented pop star and a best friend's wedding. The development of the film is fine just because the main actors are charming through the chemistry they have. The film does take a risk in the way it ends because most films like this would somehow find a way in the find to change everything letting the mains get back together but in the end of this film the decision to let them separate was different and the only real positive thing I can say about the film.
Rashida Jones playing Celeste and she plays her usual character persona that she has been using for some time and even when it is a delightful character I wanted to see her do something different because I do like her as an actress. Also Jones was the co writer so I can only blame her for writing this character that is so similar to most performances she gives. Andy Samberg plays Jesse he just for me does not have much presence on screen and even when he tries his comedy I was not laughing at his jokes but rolling my eyes. Especially when most of his dramatic scenes are with Jones he just has no talent and made the film even worse then it could have been. All the supporting players are just on screen for these two mains but sometimes in one scene they can be better. Some of those actors are Chris Messina, Elijah Wood and Will McCormack in their small roles.
The film is not good and trying to make me care for characters in this situation I would usually feel happy for them. The writing is bad and some of the acting is not funny when it try's to be. I would not recommend watching no matter how much you like the actors or romantic comedies.
MOVIE GRADE: D- (MVP: Rashida Jones)