I do not understand why there are so many bad reviews. The film is very good.

I was intrigued by Emily Blunt's presence in the film so I downloaded it and was very surprised because it turned out to be so much better than I expected. There is one noteable thing about it - almost all the situations that are supposed to make you laugh are at least 1/3 unfunny as they are. This is a very believable quality about the film - it makes you look at life from a distance and understand that all those stupid actions and decisions that people make are just funny as hell. And with a little love you can even come to a happy-end (I don't think it's a spoiler, this is obviously not Macbeth, you knew a happy end was there). But this is what makes this film an actual challenge for some people. It is NOT PLEASANT. It does not put you into a dreamy or giggly state. It is actually quite raw, sarcastic and real. I do believe that we live in times when real things are considered unnerving and even evil. Some people would very much rather have safe spaces built in every corner of the city and not deal with reality. Well, in true love there are no safe spaces. True love makes you stay with a person through all the ugly things and through the funny things and through the good things, obviously.

Acting is on the spot. Everyone knows that Emily Blunt is one of the most talented actresses. Jason Segel is handsome and compelling, support cast entertain you in every possible way. The dialogues are great. Everything sounds very natural.

7 our of 10 - because 10 is Fellini and Visconti. One of the best modern chick flicks I've ever seen.

Even though I usually like Emily Blunt and I usually like Jason Segel, I really didn't like The Five-Year Engagement. It felt like a funny "what if" premise Segel and Nicholas Stoller rattled off in the screenwriters' room that failed to get fleshed out properly. "What if a couple gets engaged and then the wedding keeps getting pushed off?" I loved their collaboration of The Muppets (and have watched my well worn DVD copy countless times), and the remake of Gulliver's Travels was very charming, but I just couldn't get behind this movie.

A combination of extremely silly gags, ad libs that go on too long, slapstick, and "college humor" (jokes that are funny to one's group of friends during a party but not as much the next morning) result in a rather long running time that beat the plot to death. How long can you stretch a delayed wedding, especially when the title gives away any suspense as to how long it will be delayed?

To each his own, so if you liked Forgetting Sarah Marshall (including the ridiculous vampire puppets) you'll probably like this one. I prefer to see Emily in more serious roles, like Into the Woods and Looper. But I'll still be willing to try anything she's in with an open mind.

This is an interesting hit and miss romantic comedy aka "chick flick." Tom (Jason Segel) is a chef in San Francisco who is engaged to Violet (Emily Blunt) a Brit. They meet at a costume New Year Eves party and don't worry if you miss it, they replay it (definite chick flick giveaway).

In a role reversal, he gives up his career so she can do her doctorate studies at the University of Michigan for a couple of years. They put off getting married while Michigan turns Tom into Grizzly Adams. Meanwhile Susan (Alison Brie) who is Violet's sister gets married to the somewhat crude Alex (Chris Pratt) a friend and co-worker of Tom.

The humor moves from clever to awkward to bad. There is a doughnut metaphor that starts in the middle of the film, that has moments of cleverness. The extreme overreaction of the main characters due to minor difficulties is perhaps the downfall of the film. While the film needed to create conflict, it did so in an inane manner that was neither funny nor realistic. Emily Blunt gives us a good performance.

Parental Guide: F-bomb, sex, male rear nudity (Jason Segel...another chick flick giveaway)