The Five-Year Engagement Reviews

Movie Reviews

• this comedy that has some funny bits but unlike the raucous Bridesmaids is unable to sustain its humor

  by Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat [Spirituality and Practice ]

• the usual Apatow comedy themes are touched upon

  by John Anderson [Variety ]

• the story drags on too long, and it's not as inspired to begin with

  by Bill Goodykoontz [Arizona Republic ]

• the script has enough wit and charm to overcome the shackles of its premise

  by Joe Lozito [Big Picture Big Sound ]

• the level of emotional honesty is refreshingly high, and the level of writing refreshingly sophisticated. Old doughnuts, new doughnuts, it's a good mix

  by Steven Rea [Philadelphia Inquirer ]

• the comedy even turns violent, with gory incidents involving a crossbow and a lost toe

  Review rate : B+ by Owen Gleiberman [Entertainment Weekly ]

• messy and meanders, with some situations playing out more sharply than others

  by Randy Myers [San Jose Mercury News ]

• loose flaps, protracted finale and all

  by Michael Phillips [Chicago Tribune ]

• like most contemporary romantic comedies, The Five-Year Engagement aims to have us leaving the theater feeling good

  by Andrew Schenker [Slant Magazine ]

• it's poetically apt thatThe Five-Year Engagement is a lovely, sweet, funny, romantic, and supremely worthwhile endeavor that unfortunately takes longer to wrap up than it should

  Review rate : B+ by Nathan Rabin [AV Club ]

• isn't afraid of running longer than viewers expect of a romantic comedy

  by John DeFore [Hollywood Reporter ]

• all this character fleshing-out does make for a pretty expansive tale, but "Five-Year Engagement" hardly ever feels drawn out

  by Glenn Kenny [MSN Movies ]

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