December 8th, 2011 at 9:00 am by
Sheri

Jason Segel is adorable and talented. Anyone who didn’t love him after “Freaks and Geeks” probably developed a crush after Forgetting Sarah Marshall. The world has embraced him after he resurrected The Muppets for us all. I do believe that even if he didn’t have an appealing lead like Emily Blunt in Nicholas Stoller’s The Five Year Engagement, he could carry most of it alone. Luckily for him, and for us, he does.
Universal has released this synopsis: From the filmmakers that brought you Bridesmaids, Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Knocked Up, THE FIVE-YEAR ENGAGEMENT takes a hilarious look at an engaged couple that keeps getting tripped up on their long walk down the aisle. Directed by Nicholas Stoller and starring a beloved comedy cast that includes Jason Segel, Emily Blunt, Chris Pratt, Alison Brie and Rhys Ifans… this is an engagement you won’t want to miss.
Stoller and Segel co-wrote the screenplay of this one, just as they did for The Muppets. Stoller also gets points for that.
Not sure what Maxim-crowd favorite Alison Brie is doing with that British accent, but it is a comfort knowing that Chris Pratt is around to do his loveable doofus routine. In addition to Mindy Kaling, Chris Parnell and Kevin Hart, there are great (older) character actors surrounding the cute couple and their friends as well. Mimi Kennedy and David Paymer play Tom’s parents, Carol and Pete Solomon. Violet Barnes’ parents are played by Jim Piddick as George and Jacki Weaver as Sylvia Dickerson-Barnes. I have hope for this.
The Five Year Engagement opens in the US, Canada and the UK on April 27.