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- 2013
- R
- Magnolia Pictures
- 1 h 37 m
- 2013
- R
- Magnolia Pictures
- 1 h 37 m
- 2013
- R
- Magnolia Pictures
- 1 h 37 m
- 2013
- R
- Magnolia Pictures
- 1 h 37 m
I Give It a Year
50
5.8
Where to Watch
Where to Watch
Top Cast
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 23 Critic Reviews
50
39% Positive
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
39% Mixed
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
22% Negative
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 23 Critic Reviews
50
39% Positive
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
39% Mixed
9 Reviews
9 Reviews
22% Negative
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
I Give It a Year has all the outrageous, embarrassment-based moments you’d expect from one of the creators of “Borat.” Indeed this film has one of the best charades gags ever. But there’s plenty of sweetness and charm, too. You root for both bride and groom, and cheer when they finally say, “I don’t.”
That Mazer succeeds in playing this for laughs — however sporadic — rather than as a kitchen-sink downer is an achievement in itself.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 38 User Ratings
5.8
34% Positive
13 Ratings
13 Ratings
53% Mixed
20 Ratings
20 Ratings
13% Negative
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 38 User Ratings
5.8
34% Positive
13 Ratings
13 Ratings
53% Mixed
20 Ratings
20 Ratings
13% Negative
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
Yeah, all the love and romance cliches are here yet slightly twisted and somewhat turned upside down, but i haven't laughed this much since Hey Ladies came out....Stewart is a walking jokes slot machine and Minnie Driver is so talented as a comedian **** finally, that lovely Brit humor....enjoy !
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This is as awkward as it gets. I love watching Rose Byrne, but this storyline was just too cheesy. The acting was less impressive than expected. It wasn't very funny, sad, or anything, really. The way I see it, it's just a silly movie to watch on a lazy Sunday morning and to forget about by dinner time.
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An above-average number of laugh-out-loud set pieces compensate for the resulting wobbly narrative.
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.
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.
In addition to some trite set pieces, writer-director Dan Mazer serves up nothing more than conspicuous cynicism masquerading as comedy.
Shockingly, the kind of cringe-inducing material upon which Mr. Mazer has built a career as a writer for Sacha Baron Cohen ("Bruno," "Borat," "Da Ali G Show") doesn't work when rendered by types who could have been cast in "Notting Hill" (someone even makes a Hugh Grant joke). It's rather close to excruciating.
This unrelentingly cynical film reflects a sociopathic sensibility. Mazur, the writer, appears to view people as objects and to lack any sense of empathy. There are some positives, notably the cast. I love Rose Byrne no matter what she's in. But overall, let's just say people I watched this movie with audibly revolted at the ending, so contrary was it to their idea of what was credible. The audience wasn't having it and neither was I.
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I Give It a Year is trite and awkwardly bland. Sure, likable actors and characters are present--but they aren't given much to do. Oh, yeah, and where's the emotion?
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Ghastly. If this is the 'comedy of embarrassment', the only people embarrassed must have been the players. Only Simon Baker emerges with any credit. Lame plot, lame jokes, poor characterisation, desperately contrived scenes.
I'm not even sure why I've scored it as high as 4 out of 10!
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My girlfriend and I suffered through this film, regularly considering turning it off. We persevered, thinking the average writing and awkward directing and acting might yield an upturn or surprise, but it really didn't.
My favorite elements were the off kilter marriage counsellor (played by Olivia Colman).
Stephen Merchant is funny as a person in most things I see him in, but in this it just didn't work. If the entire film around Stephen Merchant was built around the same style of inappropriateness, it would have been funnier, really. But considering a more earnest tone throughout, his scenes just put me on edge.
There was no chemistry between any of the sets of couple, and the script just didn't have any sense of essentialness. It felt like a movie that didn't need to be made, for any reason.
I came to Metacritic afterwards, expecting the score to be even lower than the current 50, and decided to sign up, to make sure that those thinking this might be worth watching as a no-brainer romantic comedy had a better chance of dodging this bullet. Seriously, watch something else instead.
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Production Company
StudioCanal,
Anton,
Starcrossed Films,
Paradis Films,
TF1 Films Production,
Canal+,
Ciné+,
TF1,
LOVEFiLM International,
Working Title Films,
Translux
Release Date Aug 9, 2013
Duration 1 h 37 m
Rating R
Website
http://www.Igiveitayearfilm.com/
Awards
Alpe d'Huez International Comedy Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
SXSW Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
